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DeWanda Wise Biography
Birth Name:DeWanda Jackson
Birth Place:Jessup, Maryland, United States
Profession Actress, Producer
Fast Facts
- Best known for performing the character of Nola Darling in the comedy television series “She's Gotta Have It” from 2017 to 2019
- She graduated from the New York University's Tisch School of the Performing Arts in Drama and Social Analysis of Urban Culture
- She married actor and producer Alano Miller on the on June 26th of 2009 after three months of dating
- She performed the character of Alexa Brandt in the episode “Six Degrees of Freedom” of the television series “The Twilight Zone” in 2019
Awards
- 2017Black Reel-Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series: nominated
- 2019Black Reel-Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series: nominated