DeWanda Wise
Acting
1984-05-30 · 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.
Filmography
Killing Faith
2025 · Movie
Love, Brooklyn
2025 · Movie
Murderbot
2025 · Series
Three Women
2024 · Series
Poolman
2024 · Movie
Imaginary
2024 · Movie
Sherri
2022 · Series
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
2022 · Movie
Jurassic World Dominion
2022 · Movie
The Harder They Fall
2021 · Movie
Invasion
2021 · Series
Fatherhood
2021 · Movie
The Weekend
2019 · Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
Someone Great
2019 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
2019 · Series
She's Gotta Have It
2017 · Series
Shots Fired
2017 · Series
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
2016 · Movie
Knucklehead
2015 · Movie
Firelight
2012 · Movie
Black Swan Theory
2011 · Movie
Train
2010 · Movie
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Spinning Into Butter
2009 · Movie
The Mentalist
2008 · Series
Steam
2007 · Movie
African Booty Scratcher
2007 · Movie
Pariah
2007 · Movie
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Behind the Lines
Movie
Killer Bee
Movie
Untitled Black Rodeo Drama
Series