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.
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The Harder They Fall
Eleanor Love
Behind the Lines
Self
Pariah
Mika
Firelight
Terry Easle
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
Poolman
June Del Rey
Killing Faith
Sarah
Imaginary
Jessica
African Booty Scratcher
Isatu
Black Swan Theory
Sonya
Knucklehead
Charlotte
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
Rochelle Marseilles
Someone Great
Erin Kennedy
The Weekend
Margo Johnson
Fatherhood
Lizzie aka Swan
Jurassic World Dominion
Kayla Watts
Train
Unknown
Love, Brooklyn
Nicole
Killer Bee
Unknown
Spinning Into Butter
Claudia Thompson