Sheletta Chapital: Untold Facts About Anthony Mackie’s Wife

Sheletta Chapital is the former wife of Anthony Mackie, an American actor who has actively appeared as Falcon (Sam Wilson) in Marvel movies. She is a business development director at Favor International as well as a makeup artist. 

Anthony and his ex-wife were childhood sweethearts. They were in an on-off relationship for decades before getting married in a private wedding ceremony in 2014. The former couple shares four children together. Anthony Mackie’s wife parted ways with him in 2017 and got a divorce in 2018. Following the divorce, they got joint custody of their children.

Sheletta Chapital Family: Parents and Siblings

Sheletta Chapital hasn’t revealed her exact birth date but we can guess her age; it seems she was born in the late 1970s. Her mother Sheila Chapital gave her birth in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her parents are natives of New Orleans. We can see a couple of photos of her father on social sites but details about him are missing. 

Sheletta grew up in her hometown of New Orleans, playing and enjoying her childhood along with her sibling. She has a younger sister named Shelly Chapital Autman who is now an independent and self-employed woman.

Her Age and Education

As of 2022, we can assume that Chapital is 44 years old. As she was born in the United States, she holds American citizenship. She belongs to the African-American ethnicity.

Sheletta attended McMain Magnet Secondary School. Later, she went to Warren Easton Sr High School where she met her future husband Anthony Mackie.  Mackie completed his schooling at Warren Easton Sr High School and graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2001, he went on to graduate from Juilliard.

Sheletta Chapital is the Wife of Anthony Mackie

Sheletta Chapital is a Makeup artist. Additionally, she has also been working as a business development director at Favor International. However, she is popularly known as “Anthony Mackie’s wife”.

Mackie has been consistently working since 2002 and has built an impressive career for himself. He has starred in popular movies like  Million Dollar Baby, Half Nelson, We Are Marshall, Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker, The Night Before, and more. He is very renowned for Marvel’s Character as Falcone (aka Sam Wilson) in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.

Anthony and Sheletta Met in School

Sheletta first met Anthony when they were attending their 2nd grade. At that time, both of them were just seven years old kids. Anthony recalled his first meeting with his wife on the show The Queen Latifah Show. He said the first day at his new school, he saw a little girl with ratty pigtails and skinny long legs, and she was no other than Sheletta. He was already feeling wow looking at her.

The pair started dating and their romance continued to grow. Sadly, they were separated for a short period of time during their late 20s. However, they later reunited when Mackie was rebuilding homes in their hometown of New Orleans.  Later,  Sheletta approached Anthony at a Hurricane Katrina benefit rock concert where they shared phone numbers. They eventually reunited. Anthony kneeled before his long-time girlfriend and asked her to say yes. And of  course, she said “Yes.” The pair walked down the aisle in 2014.

Sheletta and Anthony’s Private Wedding

Anthony Mackie and Sheletta Chapital got married on 17th December 2014. The marriage ceremony was held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana, located in the Dominican Republic. The duo kept the ceremony low-key; the wedding was conducted only before their family members and close friends. They celebrated the big day with golf and drinks.

Soon, the newlywed couple left for their honeymoon. The duo managed to keep their highly secretive marriage to themselves. However, in an interview with Page Six in June 2015, they revealed that they are married.

Sheletta Chapital is the Mother of Four Kids

Sheletta and Anthony are the parents of four kids. The pair are very secretive about their kids. We don’t even know the names of the children of Anthony Mackie. However, it’s been revealed that all of his kids are boys. As per the report, the pair welcomed two sons before their marriage and the remaining two after their marriage. They prefer staying low light from the media.

Their Divorce and Child Custody

Anthony and Sheletta filed for their divorce in 2017 and it was finalized in the following year. The couple separated just after three years of their marriage. Both of them share custody of their four kids. The children celebrate their holidays and weekends alternatively with their parents.

The news about their divorce was also secret just like their marriage. The media only came to know about their separation in 2019 when Sheletta was not present at her husband Anthony’s premiere show of the movie Avengers: Endgame. The reason behind their divorce is still unknown but TMZ has confirmed that the split was amicable.

Is Sheletta Chapital Dating a Boyfriend?

Sheletta currently resides in her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. Since her divorce from Anthony, she hasn’t been much seen in the media. Some sources claim that she has now moved on with a new boyfriend but because of the lack of evidence, we can not confirm if Sheletta is again dating someone. Let us wait until she reveals it herself.

On other hand, Anthony also hasn’t been romantically involved with any other girls after his divorce from his wife.

Sheletta Chapital’s Net Worth

Sheletta Chapital is a makeup artist and a business development director at Favor International. These two professions are the primary source of her income. Moreover, she also earns money from sponsorships and endorsements. As of 2022, Sheletta has an estimated net worth of $4 million. She reportedly also received money from her ex-husband as compensation after the divorce.

Her ex-husband makes a huge amount of money through his acting career. By 2018, Marvel helped him make a net worth of $4 million. Besides, he was reportedly paid $475,000 per episode of Altered Carbon, and throughout the series, he collected $3.8 million.The total net worth of Anthony is estimated to be $8 million.

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