DeWanda Wise
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as Kayla Watts Jurassic World Dominion 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.
Filmography
Jurassic World Dominion
as Kayla Watts
Fatherhood
as Lizzie aka Swan
The Harder They Fall
as Eleanor Love
Someone Great
as Erin Kennedy
Imaginary
as Jessica
Poolman
as June Del Rey
Killing Faith
as Sarah
Firelight
as Terry Easle
The Weekend
as Margo Johnson
How To Tell You're A Douchebag
as Rochelle Marseilles
Spinning Into Butter
as Claudia Thompson
Steam
as Lynn
Pariah
as Mika
Knucklehead
as Charlotte
Love, Brooklyn
as Nicole
Behind the Lines
as Self
African Booty Scratcher
as Isatu
Black Swan Theory
as Sonya