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.
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Killing Faith
as Sarah
Love, Brooklyn
as Nicole
Murderbot
as Navigation Unit
Behind the Lines
as Self
Three Women
as Sloane
Poolman
as June Del Rey
Imaginary
as Jessica
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
as Self
The Harder They Fall
as Eleanor Love
Invasion
as Deputy Grady
Fatherhood
as Lizzie aka Swan
The Weekend
as Margo Johnson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Someone Great
as Erin Kennedy
The Twilight Zone
as Alexa Brandt
She's Gotta Have It
as Nola Darling
Shots Fired
as Shameeka Campbell
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
as Rochelle Marseilles
Knucklehead
as Charlotte
Firelight
as Terry Easle
Black Swan Theory
as Sonya
Train
as Unknown
The Good Wife
as Jenni Salerno
Spinning Into Butter
as Claudia Thompson
Steam
as Lynn
African Booty Scratcher
as Isatu
Pariah
as Mika
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Angela
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Lakeisha Watkins