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American actress (born 1984)

DeWanda Wise (née Jackson; born May 30, 1984)^[1][2] 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.^[3][4]

Early life and education

Wise was born in Jessup, Maryland and raised in Woodlawn, Laurel, and Baltimore.^[3][5] In high school, she thought she wanted to be a therapist until she took AP Psychology and decided it was not for her.^[6] 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.^[5]

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.^[5] During her undergraduate years, Wise worked as a resident assistan