DeWanda Wise

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.

DeWanda Wise has built a filmography of 12 credits over a career spanning from 2012 to 2025.

DeWanda Wise's most notable role to date came in Jurassic World Dominion (2022), where she played Kayla Watts. She also appeared in Fatherhood (2021) as Lizzie aka Swan. Most recently appeared in The Harder They Fall (2021) as Eleanor Love.

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