DeWanda Wise
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Killer Bee
Movie
Untitled Black Rodeo Drama
TV · as Anaya Clarke-Reagan · 1 ep
Killing Faith
Movie · as Sarah
Love, Brooklyn
Movie · as Nicole
Murderbot
TV · as Navigation Unit · 4 eps
Behind the Lines
Movie · as Self
Poolman
Movie · as June Del Rey
Imaginary
Movie · as Jessica
Three Women
TV · as Sloane · 10 eps
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Movie · as Self
Jurassic World Dominion
Movie · as Kayla Watts
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Harder They Fall
Movie · as Eleanor Love
Fatherhood
Movie · as Lizzie aka Swan
Invasion
TV · as Deputy Grady · 1 ep
Someone Great
Movie · as Erin Kennedy
The Weekend
Movie · as Margo Johnson
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Alexa Brandt · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Shots Fired
TV · as Shameeka Campbell · 10 eps
She's Gotta Have It
TV · as Nola Darling · 19 eps
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
Movie · as Rochelle Marseilles
Knucklehead
Movie · as Charlotte
Firelight
Movie · as Terry Easle
Black Swan Theory
Movie · as Sonya
Train
Movie
Spinning Into Butter
Movie · as Claudia Thompson
The Good Wife
TV · as Jenni Salerno · 1 ep
The Mentalist
TV · as Tanya Dean · 1 ep
Pariah
Movie · as Mika
African Booty Scratcher
Movie · as Isatu
Steam
Movie · as Lynn
Made in Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Angela · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Lakeisha Watkins · 1 ep