DeWanda Wise
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.
The Harder They Fall
(Eleanor Love)
Behind the Lines
(Self)
Pariah
(Mika)
Firelight
(Terry Easle)
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
(Self)
Poolman
(June Del Rey)
Killing Faith
(Sarah)
Imaginary
(Jessica)
African Booty Scratcher
(Isatu)
Black Swan Theory
(Sonya)
Knucklehead
(Charlotte)
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
(Rochelle Marseilles)
Someone Great
(Erin Kennedy)
The Weekend
(Margo Johnson)
Fatherhood
(Lizzie aka Swan)
Jurassic World Dominion
(Kayla Watts)
Train
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Lakeisha Watkins)
The Mentalist
(Tanya Dean)
Invasion
(Deputy Grady)
Shots Fired
(Shameeka Campbell)
She's Gotta Have It
(Nola Darling)
The Twilight Zone
(Alexa Brandt)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Angela)
Three Women
(Sloane)
Made in Hollywood
(Self)
The Good Wife
(Jenni Salerno)