DeWanda Wise
Age: 39 | From: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1984-05-30 07:56:36
Aliases: DeWanda Jackson
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Movie Involvements: 11
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia She was born DeWanda Jackson in Jessup, Maryland and raised in Woodlawn, Laurel, and Baltimore. DeWanda Jackson (known professionally as DeWanda Wise) is an American actress. She plays the lead role as Nola Darling in Spike Lee's 10-episode 2017 Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, a contemporary updating of his 1986 film. 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, Wise worked as a resident assistant and a stocker at Trader Joe's.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Lakeisha Watkins
The Mentalist
(2008) Tanya Dean
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Angela
Jurassic World Dominion
(2022) Kayla Watts
Invasion
(2021) Deputy Grady
The Twilight Zone
(2019) Alexa Brandt
The Harder They Fall
(2021) Eleanor Love
Imaginary
(2024) JessicaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jessica | |
| 2023 | N/A | |
| 2022 | Self | |
| Kayla Watts | ||
| 2021 | Eleanor Love | |
| Deputy Grady | ||
| Lizzie aka Swan | ||
| 2019 | Margo Johnson | |
| Erin Kennedy | ||
| Alexa Brandt | ||
| 2017 | Nola Darling | |
| Shameeka Campbell | ||
| 2016 | Rochelle Marseilles | |
| 2015 | Charlotte | |
| 2012 | Terry Easle | |
| 2011 | Sonya | |
| 2010 | N/A | |
| 2008 | Tanya Dean | |
| 2007 | Isatu | |
| Mika | ||
| 2001 | Angela | |
| 1999 | Lakeisha Watkins | |
| Sloane | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sarah | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |