DeWanda Wise
Acting · Born May 30, 1984 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Jurassic World Dominion
20226.6
The Mentalist
20088.4
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
19998.0
Fatherhood
20217.5
The Harder They Fall
20216.6
Invasion
20217.1
Someone Great
20196.4
Imaginary
20245.9
The Good Wife
20097.6
Murderbot
20257.3
The Twilight Zone
20196.7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
20017.6
Poolman
20244.2
Killing Faith
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
20196.2
She's Gotta Have It
20176.3
Films
Killing Faith
20256.4
Love, Brooklyn
20256.0
Behind the Lines
2024
Poolman
20244.2
Imaginary
20245.9
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
20227.0
Jurassic World Dominion
20226.6
The Harder They Fall
20216.6
Fatherhood
20217.5
The Weekend
20196.0
Someone Great
20196.4
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
20163.4
