DeWanda Wise

Known for ActingBorn 1984-05-30 (age 42)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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Mentalist

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Love, Brooklyn

Fatherhood

The Good Wife

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Murderbot

Invasion

Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

Knucklehead

The Twilight Zone

The Harder They Fall

Jurassic World Dominion

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Someone Great

She's Gotta Have It

Three Women

Firelight

The Weekend

Imaginary

Spinning Into Butter

Killing Faith

Shots Fired

Train

Made in Hollywood

Poolman

How To Tell You're A Douchebag

Steam

Sherri

Pariah

Black Swan Theory

African Booty Scratcher

Behind the Lines

Killer Bee