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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.
Known For
Jurassic World Dominion
as Kayla Watts
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
as Self
Imaginary
as Jessica
The Harder They Fall
as Eleanor Love
Fatherhood
as Lizzie aka Swan
Someone Great
as Erin Kennedy
Poolman
as June Del Rey
Killing Faith
as Sarah
Firelight
as Terry Easle
The Weekend
as Margo Johnson
