DeWanda Wise
Birthday: 1984-05-30 | Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USADeWanda 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
Acting
Role
as Nicole
as Sarah
as Jessica
as June Del Rey
as Sloane
as Kayla Watts
as Lizzie aka Swan
as Erin Kennedy
as Margo Johnson
as Nola Darling
as Shameeka Campbell
as Rochelle Marseilles
as Charlotte
as Terry Easle
as Sonya
as Mika
as Sloane Ford
