DeWanda Wise
Date of Birth:
May 30, 1984
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Date of Birth:
May 30, 1984
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography:
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:
2024
2024
2021
2021
2019
2019
2015
2012
2011
2010
2007
1970
1970