DeWanda Wise
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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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Good Wife
The Mentalist
After Midnight
The Twilight Zone
Invasion
The Harder They Fall
Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Poolman
Fatherhood
Someone Great
She's Gotta Have It
Imaginary
Production Credits
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