Known For
Acting
Born
May 30, 1984
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Credits
35 titles
DeWanda Wise
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
Filmography
Killing Faith
Sarah
Love, Brooklyn
Nicole
Murderbot
Navigation Unit
Behind the Lines
Self
Three Women
Sloane
Poolman
June Del Rey
Imaginary
Jessica
Sherri
Self - Guest
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
Jurassic World Dominion
Kayla Watts
The Harder They Fall
Eleanor Love
Invasion
Deputy Grady
Fatherhood
Lizzie aka Swan
The Weekend
Margo Johnson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Someone Great
Erin Kennedy
The Twilight Zone
Alexa Brandt
She's Gotta Have It
Nola Darling
Shots Fired
Shameeka Campbell
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
Rochelle Marseilles
Knucklehead
Charlotte
Firelight
Terry Easle
Black Swan Theory
Sonya
Train
The Good Wife
Jenni Salerno
Spinning Into Butter
Claudia Thompson
The Mentalist
Tanya Dean
Steam
Lynn
African Booty Scratcher
Isatu
Pariah
Mika
Made in Hollywood
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Angela
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lakeisha Watkins
Untitled Black Rodeo Drama
Anaya Clarke-Reagan
Killer Bee