DeWanda Wise

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.

  • Title: DeWanda Wise
  • Popularity: 15.702
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1984-05-30
  • Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • Also Known As: DeWanda Jackson
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DeWanda Wise Movies

  • 2011
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    Black Swan Theory
    Black Swan Theory

    1 2011 HD

    A psychiatric casualty of war recently returned to the US, Sonya's imagined sense of normalcy crumbles around her; she must hunt or become the hunted.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: DeWanda Wise

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  • 2016
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    How To Tell You're A Douchebag
    How To Tell You're A Douchebag

    3.6 2016 HD

    Ray Livingston is a relationship-blogging hack (“freelance writer, actually”) responsible for Brooklyn’s infamous blog,...

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Charles Brice

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  • 2010
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    Train
    Train

    1 2010 HD

    Late night in New York, Carl takes the Brooklyn bound F train home and runs into trouble in this thought provoking short film about fear and guilt.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Carlton Byrd

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  • 2007
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    African Booty Scratcher
    African Booty Scratcher

    1 2007 HD

    Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ebbe Bassey

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  • 2012
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    Firelight
    Firelight

    5.8 2012 HD

    Incarcerated women join a band of volunteers who battle forest fires and assist during natural disasters.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr.

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  • 2019
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    Someone Great
    Someone Great

    6.38 2019 HD

    An aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Gina Rodriguez

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  • 2019
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    The Weekend
    The Weekend

    5.8 2019 HD

    A comedian goes away for the weekend with an ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sasheer Zamata

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  • 2015
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    Knucklehead
    Knucklehead

    7.5 2015 HD

    When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alfre Woodard

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  • 2021
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    Fatherhood
    Fatherhood

    7.562 2021 HD

    A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kevin Hart

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  • 2023
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    Poolman
    Poolman

    1 2023 HD

    The film centers on an eccentric pool cleaner who stumbles upon an investigation by a dirty city council.

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Chris Pine

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  • 2007
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    Pariah
    Pariah

    1 2007 HD

    A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school,...

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    Cast: Adepero Oduye

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  • 2022
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    Jurassic World Dominion
    Jurassic World Dominion

    6.787 2022 HD

    Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Chris Pratt

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  • 2022
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    Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
    Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World

    6.2 2022 HD

    Join the cast of "Jurassic World Dominion" as they relive their favorite unforgettable, action-packed and epic moments from the "Jurassic World"...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Sam Neill

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  • 1970
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    War Unfolding
    War Unfolding

    1 1970 HD

    Documentary based on three New York Times bestselling books by historian Andrew Carroll and inspired by the stage play If All the Sky Were Paper, the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Annette Bening

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  • 2021
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    The Harder They Fall
    The Harder They Fall

    6.678 2021 HD

    Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Jonathan Majors

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  • 2015
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    The Mentalist
    The Mentalist

    8.39 2015 HD

    Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Simon Baker

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  • 2017
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    Shots Fired
    Shots Fired

    6.15 2017 HD

    A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sanaa Lathan

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  • 2019
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    She's Gotta Have It
    She's Gotta Have It

    6.463 2019 HD

    Nola Darling struggles to define herself and divide her time among her friends, job and three lovers. A new take on Spike Lee's film, in 10 episodes.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: DeWanda Wise

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  • 2020
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    The Twilight Zone
    The Twilight Zone

    6.723 2020 HD

    Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Jordan Peele

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  • 2023
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.963 2023 HD

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Mariska Hargitay

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  • 2023
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    Invasion
    Invasion

    7.276 2023 HD

    Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Golshifteh Farahani

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  • 2011
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    7.588 2011 HD

    The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio

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  • 1970
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    Three Women
    Three Women

    1 1970 HD

    Three women are on a crash course to radically overturn their lives. Lina, a homemaker in suburban Indiana, is a decade into a passionless marriage...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Betty Gilpin

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