{{Short description|American actress (born 1984)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = DeWanda Wise | image = DeWanda Wise (2019).png | caption = Wise in 2019 | birth_name = DeWanda Jackson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|30}}<!-- PLEASE do NOT add without a reliable source --> | birth_place = Jessup, Maryland, U.S. | alma_mater = Tisch School of the Arts | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = {{marriage|Alano Miller|2009}} }}
'''DeWanda Wise''' (née '''Jackson'''; born May 30, 1984)<ref>{{cite web |title=DeWanda Wise - American actress |url=https://www.yahoo.com/topics/dewanda-wise/ |website=yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=2022-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DeWanda Wise: Birthdays, Shows, Movies & Awards |url=https://www.directv.com/person/DeWanda-Wise-MVJsWjZ5V2FJTDg9 |website=directv.com |publisher=DIRECTV |access-date=2022-12-10}}</ref> is an American actress. She starred in Spike Lee's Netflix comedy-drama series ''She's Gotta Have It'' (2017–19), a contemporary adaptation of his 1986 film.<ref name="baltimoresun1">{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bs-fe-baltimore-actress-musicians-spike-lee-netflix-shes-gotta-have-it-20170626-story.html |title=Baltimore actress to star in Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' Netflix series; Maryland musicians to be featured |publisher=Baltimore Sun |date= |access-date=July 13, 2017 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011052637/http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bs-fe-baltimore-actress-musicians-spike-lee-netflix-shes-gotta-have-it-20170626-story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/shes-gotta-have-it-dewanda-wise-star-nola-darling-netflix-spike-lee-series-1201836633/ |title='She's Gotta Have It': DeWanda Wise Is Nola Darling In Netflix Series |publisher=Deadline |date=October 14, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
== Early life == Wise was born in Jessup, Maryland and raised in Woodlawn, Laurel, and Baltimore.<ref name="baltimoresun1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bs-fe-dewanda-wise-shes-gotta-have-it-20171110-story.html|title=Maryland native DeWanda Wise brings a modern touch to Netflix revival of 'She's Gotta Have It'|last=Britto|first=Brittany|work=baltimoresun.com|access-date=2017-12-20|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052829/http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bs-fe-dewanda-wise-shes-gotta-have-it-20171110-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In high school, she thought she wanted to be a therapist until she took AP Psychology and decided it was not for her.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/2018/1/2/dewanda-wise-stars-in-spike-lees-shes-gotta-have-it|title=DeWanda Wise Stars in Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It|last=Nelson|first=Michelle Antoinette|date=2018-01-02|work=Baltimore magazine|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> She began acting during her sophomore year at Atholton High School when her high school theatre director offered her a part in a production in lieu of detention.<ref name=":0" />
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, where she befriended Gina Rodriguez.<ref name=":0" /> During her undergraduate years, Wise worked as a resident assistant and a stocker at Trader Joe's.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-ca-dewanda-wise-20171117-story.html|title='I am inherently politicized': DeWanda Wise on becoming Spike Lee's millennial Nola Darling|last=Blake|first=Meredith|date=2017-11-18|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-12-21|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>
==Career== Wise first appeared in episodes of television series including ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''The Good Wife'' and ''Boardwalk Empire''. She made her film debut in the 2007 drama ''Spinning into Butter'' starring Sarah Jessica Parker, then had secondary roles in ''Steam'' (2007) and ''Precious'' (2009). In 2016, she starred in the independent romantic comedy film ''How to Tell You're a Douchebag'' that premiered at Sundance Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/how-tell-youre-a-douchebag-859243|title='How to Tell You're a Douchebag': Sundance Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-how-to-tell-youre-a-douchebag-is-total-amateur-hour-20160128-story.html|title='How to Tell You're a Douchebag' is total amateur hour|first=Matt|last=Pais|website=chicagotribune.com|date=January 28, 2016 }}</ref> The next year, she had a recurring role in the WGN period drama series ''Underground'', and starred opposite Sanaa Lathan in the Fox miniseries ''Shots Fired''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/dewanda-wise-shots-fired-fox-event-series-1201704761/|title=DeWanda Wise Aims At 'Shots Fired'; Adina Porter Joins 'The Jury'|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=February 18, 2016}}</ref>
In 2017, she had a leading role in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''She's Gotta Have It,'' which was canceled after two seasons in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/shes-gotta-have-it-canceled-two-seasons-netflix-1202648170/|title='She's Gotta Have It' To End With Season 2 On Netflix|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=July 18, 2019}}</ref> In 2018, she was cast in Disney's ''Captain Marvel'', but left the project due to scheduling conflicts with her Netflix series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/dewanda-wise-captain-marvel-exit-scheduling-conflict-shes-gotta-have-it-1202338916/|title=DeWanda Wise Exits 'Captain Marvel' Role|first1=Patrick|last1=Hipes|date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> That year, she appeared in the comedy film ''The Weekend'' directed by Stella Meghie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/the-weekend-movie-sasheer-zamata-tone-bell-dewanda-wise-stella-meghie-director-1202320450/|title=Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell & DeWanda Wise To Star In Stella Meghie's Next Film 'The Weekend'|first1=Patrick|last1=Hipes|date=March 8, 2018}}</ref>
In 2019, she starred with Gina Rodriguez and Brittany Snow in the romantic comedy film ''Someone Great'' for Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/dewanda-wise-shines-netflix-someone-great-movie/|title=DeWanda Wise Shines In Netflix's 'Someone Great'|first=Jasmine|last=Washington|date=April 19, 2019|website=EBONY}}</ref>
She later appeared opposite Kevin Hart and Alfre Woodard in the comedy-drama ''Fatherhood'' (2021), and co-starred in ''Jurassic World Dominion''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/shes-gotta-have-it-dewanda-wise-fatherhood-kevin-hart-sony-1202641283/|title='She's Gotta Have It' Star DeWanda Wise Boards 'Fatherhood' Film At Sony|first1=Amanda|last1=N'Duka|date=July 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/jurassic-world-3-lands-dewanda-wise-1202763633/|title='Jurassic World 3' Lands DeWanda Wise|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|date=October 18, 2019}}</ref>
== Personal life == Wise married actor Alano Miller in 2009 after three months of dating.<ref>{{cite web|last=Porter |first=Lauren |url=http://www.essence.com/celebrity/black-celeb-couples/married-underground-stars-alano-miller-dewanda-wise#1118311 |title=Married 'Underground' Stars Alano Miller and DeWanda Wise Photo |publisher=Essence.com |date=October 26, 2020 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Oliver |first=Brittney |url=http://www.essence.com/celebrity/black-celeb-couples/underground-star-alano-miller-dewanda-wise-beauty |title=Alano Miller Can't Believe DeWanda Wise Woke Up Like This |publisher=Essence.com |date=April 11, 2017 |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jacksonobserver.com/dewanda-wise-plays-a-millennial-nola-darling-in-spike-lees-updated-shes-gotta-have-it/|title=DeWanda Wise plays a millennial Nola Darling in Spike Lee's updated 'She's Gotta Have It' – Jackson Observer|website=jacksonobserver.com|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She is a vegan.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livekindly.co/spike-lee-dewanda-wise-alano-miller-vegan-couple-goals/|title=Spike Lee's 'It' Girl DeWanda Wise and Husband Alano Miller are Vegan Couple Goals {{!}} LIVEKINDLY|date=2017-10-31|work=LIVEKINDLY|access-date=2017-12-21}}</ref> She lives in Pasadena, California.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hauteliving.com/2016/11/loving-star-alano-miller-shares-his-haute-secrets-to-la/624852/|title=Loving Star Alano Miller Shares His Haute Secrets to LA|date=2016-11-23|work=Haute Living|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" |2006 |''Super Powers'' |Mrs. Elliot |rowspan=3|Short film |- |''Who's Calling'' |Val |- | rowspan="5" |2007 |''Pariah'' |Mike |- |''Spinning into Butter'' |Claudia Thompson | |- |''Soul Mates'' |Psyche | |- |''African Booty Scratcher'' |Isatu |Short film |- |''Steam'' |Lynn | |- | rowspan="3" |2009 |''Precious'' |Miriam |Uncredited |- |''Us: A Love Story'' |Scowling Woman |rowspan=5| Short film |- |''Beyond Words '' |Paige |- | rowspan="2" |2010 |''Train'' | |- |''Pour aimer, encore'' |Syl |- | rowspan="3" |2011 |''A Walk in the Park'' | |- |''Smoking Nonsmoking'' |Reporter | |- |''Black Swan Theory'' | |rowspan=2| Short film |- |2012 |''Frisk'' |G |- |2015 |''Knucklehead'' |Charlotte | |- |2016 |''How to Tell You're a Douchebag'' |Rochelle Marseilles | |- | 2018 | ''The Weekend'' |Margo Johnson | |- | 2019 | ''Someone Great'' |Erin Kennedy | |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''Fatherhood'' | Lizzie aka Swan | |- | ''The Harder They Fall'' | Eleanor Love | |- | 2022 | ''Jurassic World Dominion'' | Kayla Watts | |- | 2023 | ''Poolman'' | June Del Rey | |- | 2024 | ''Imaginary'' | Jessica | Also executive producer |- | rowspan="2" |2025 | ''Love, Brooklyn'' | Nicole | |- | ''Killing Faith'' | Sarah | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2007 |''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' |Angela |Episode: "World's Fair" |- |2008 |''One Life to Live'' |Julianna |Episode: "Jumpin' Jehosophat" |- |2009 |''The Unusuals'' |Nurse |Episode: "42" (S01E05) |- |2011 |''The Good Wife'' |Jenni Salerno |Episode: "Breaking Up" |- |2011 |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Lakeisha Watkins |Episode: "Dirty" |- |2011 |''Tokens the Series'' |Keisha/Karen | |- |2011 |''Boardwalk Empire'' |Henny Walker |Episode: "What Does the Bee Do?" |- |2012 |''Firelight'' |Terry Easle |TV movie |- |2014 |''The Mentalist'' |Tanya Dean |Episode: "Blue Bird" |- |2015 |''Sorta My Thing'' |Andrea |Two episodes |- |2017 |''Underground'' |Clara |5 episodes |- |2017 |''Shots Fired'' |Shameeka Campbell |Main cast, 10 episodes<br>Nominated—Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series |- |2017–2019 |''She's Gotta Have It'' |Nola Darling |Main cast, 19 episodes<br>Nominated—Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series |- |2019 |''The Twilight Zone'' |Alexa Brandt |Episode: "Six Degrees of Freedom" |- |2021 |''Invasion'' |Deputy Grady |Episode: "Last Day" |- | 2023 | ''Three Women'' | Sloane | Main cast, 10 episodes |- |2025 |Murderbot (TV series) |Nav 7 |Reoccurring cast, 4 episodes |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, DeWanda}} Category:Living people Category:21st-century African-American actresses Category:21st-century American actresses Category:1984 births Category:Actresses from Baltimore Category:Actresses from Pasadena, California Category:American television actresses Category:Atholton High School alumni Category:People from Laurel, Maryland Category:New York University Tisch School of the Arts alumni