DeWanda Wise
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lakeisha Watkins
1999
Series
The Mentalist
Tanya Dean
2008
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Angela
2001
Series
The Good Wife
Jenni Salerno
2009
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Invasion
Deputy Grady
2021
Series
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Film
Jurassic World Dominion
Kayla Watts
2022
Series
The Twilight Zone
Alexa Brandt
2019
Series
Murderbot
Navigation Unit
2025
Film
The Harder They Fall
Eleanor Love
2021
Series
Shots Fired
Shameeka Campbell
2017
Film
Imaginary
Jessica
2024
Series
She's Gotta Have It
Nola Darling
2017
Series
Three Women
Sloane
2024
Film
Someone Great
Erin Kennedy
2019
Film
Killing Faith
Sarah
2025
Film
Fatherhood
Lizzie aka Swan
2021
Film
Poolman
June Del Rey
2024
Film
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
2022
Film
Behind the Lines
Self
2024
Film
Pariah
Mika
2007
Film
Spinning Into Butter
Claudia Thompson
2009
Untitled Black Rodeo Drama
Anaya Clarke-Reagan
Film
Steam
Lynn
2007
Film
Knucklehead
Charlotte
2015
Film
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
Rochelle Marseilles
2016
Film
Love, Brooklyn
Nicole
2025
Film
The Weekend
Margo Johnson
2019
Film
Firelight
Terry Easle
2012
Killer Bee
Film
African Booty Scratcher
Isatu
2007
Film
Train
2010
Film
Black Swan Theory
Sonya
2011