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DeWanda Wise
Known for: ActingDeWanda 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 16
Jurassic World Dominion
as Kayla Watts 
She's Gotta Have It
as Nola Darling 
Imaginary
as Jessica 
Shots Fired
as Shameeka Campbell 
Three Women
as Sloane 
Fatherhood
as Lizzie aka Swan 
Someone Great
as Erin Kennedy 
Killing Faith
as Sarah 
Poolman
as June Del Rey 
Steam
as Lynn 
The Weekend
as Margo Johnson 
Spinning Into Butter
as Claudia Thompson 
Love, Brooklyn
as Nicole 
Firelight
as Terry Easle 
Knucklehead
as Charlotte 
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
as Rochelle Marseilles