DeWanda Wise
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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
Credits
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
as Kayla Watts
Killing Faith (2025)
as Sarah
Fatherhood (2021)
as Lizzie aka Swan
The Harder They Fall (2021)
as Eleanor Love
Imaginary (2024)
as Jessica
Someone Great (2019)
as Erin Kennedy
Poolman (2024)
as June Del Rey
Steam (2007)
as Lynn
Love, Brooklyn (2025)
as Nicole
Behind the Lines (—)
as Self
Firelight (2012)
as Terry Easle
How To Tell You're A Douchebag (2016)
as Rochelle Marseilles
Spinning Into Butter (2009)
as Claudia Thompson
The Weekend (2019)
as Margo Johnson
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022)
as Self
Pariah (2007)
as Mika
Killer Bee (—)
Actor
Knucklehead (2015)
as Charlotte
African Booty Scratcher (2007)
as Isatu
Train (2010)
Actor
Black Swan Theory (2011)
as Sonya