DeWanda Wise
Acting
Born: 1984-05-30 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
DeWanda Wise is an American actress. She has played the lead role as "Nola Darling" in Spike Lee's 2017 Netflix series (10-episodes) She's Gotta Have It- a contemporary update of his 1986 film. DeWanda was born in Jessup, Maryland and raised in Woodlawn, Laurel and Baltimore. She began acting her sophomore year of at Atholton High School when her high school theatre director, Nathan Rosen offered her a part in a production en lieu of detention. In 2006, she graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a bachelor's in fine arts in drama and urban studies. During her undergraduate years she worked as a resident assistant and a stocker at Trader Joe's.
Known For
The Mentalist
Tanya Dean
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lakeisha Watkins
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Angela
The Good Wife
Jenni Salerno
Sherri
Self - Guest
Invasion
Deputy Grady
Murderbot
Navigation Unit
Jurassic World Dominion
Kayla Watts
The Harder They Fall
Eleanor Love
The Twilight Zone
Alexa Brandt
Made in Hollywood
Self
Imaginary
Jessica
Three Women
Sloane
Killing Faith
Sarah
Shots Fired
Shameeka Campbell
She's Gotta Have It
Nola Darling
Fatherhood
Lizzie aka Swan
Someone Great
Erin Kennedy
Poolman
June Del Rey
Pariah
Mika
Knucklehead
Charlotte
Spinning Into Butter
Claudia Thompson
The Weekend
Margo Johnson
African Booty Scratcher
Isatu
Firelight
Terry Easle
Behind the Lines
Self
Killer Bee
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
Steam
Lynn
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
Rochelle Marseilles
Love, Brooklyn
Nicole
Black Swan Theory
Sonya
