
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

Fatherhood

Poolman

Someone Great

Imaginary

She's Gotta Have It
Production Credits
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