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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Mentalist
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Good Wife
Sherri
Invasion
Jurassic World Dominion
All Movies (21)
- Killing Faith2025 · as Sarah
- Love, Brooklyn2025 · as Nicole
- Poolman2024 · as June Del Rey
- Imaginary2024 · as Jessica
- Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World2022 · as Self
- Jurassic World Dominion2022 · as Kayla Watts
- The Harder They Fall2021 · as Eleanor Love
- Fatherhood2021 · as Lizzie aka Swan
- The Weekend2019 · as Margo Johnson
- Someone Great2019 · as Erin Kennedy
- How To Tell You're A Douchebag2016 · as Rochelle Marseilles
- Knucklehead2015 · as Charlotte
- Firelight2012 · as Terry Easle
- Black Swan Theory2011 · as Sonya
- Train2010
- Spinning Into Butter2009 · as Claudia Thompson
- Steam2007 · as Lynn
- African Booty Scratcher2007 · as Isatu
- Pariah2007 · as Mika
- Behind the Lines— · as Self
- Killer Bee—
All TV Shows (13)
- Murderbot2025 · as Navigation Unit
- Three Women2024 · as Sloane
- Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
- Invasion2021 · as Deputy Grady
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- The Twilight Zone2019 · as Alexa Brandt
- She's Gotta Have It2017 · as Nola Darling
- Shots Fired2017 · as Shameeka Campbell
- The Good Wife2009 · as Jenni Salerno
- The Mentalist2008 · as Tanya Dean
- Made in Hollywood2005 · as Self
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Angela
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Lakeisha Watkins