Actor
DeWanda Wise
Born May 30, 1984 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA19 films
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.
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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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First watchFatherhood20217.5as Lizzie aka SwanA widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.View filmEssential films
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19 films as actor- TBAKiller Bee
- 2025Killing FaithSarah
- 2025Love, BrooklynNicole
- 2024PoolmanJune Del Rey
- 2024ImaginaryJessica
- 2022Jurassic World DominionKayla Watts
- 2021The Harder They FallEleanor Love
- 2021FatherhoodLizzie aka Swan
- 2019The WeekendMargo Johnson
- 2019Someone GreatErin Kennedy
- 2016How To Tell You're A DouchebagRochelle Marseilles
- 2015KnuckleheadCharlotte
- 2012FirelightTerry Easle
- 2011Black Swan TheorySonya
- 2010Train
- 2009Spinning Into ButterClaudia Thompson
- 2007SteamLynn
- 2007African Booty ScratcherIsatu
- 2007PariahMika