DeWanda Wise

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.

Known For

Jurassic World Dominion

as Kayla Watts

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lakeisha Watkins

The Mentalist

as Tanya Dean

Fatherhood

as Lizzie aka Swan

Someone Great

as Erin Kennedy

The Harder They Fall

as Eleanor Love

Invasion

as Deputy Grady

The Good Wife

as Jenni Salerno

Imaginary

as Jessica

The Twilight Zone

as Alexa Brandt