DeWanda Wise

DeWanda Wise: Biography in Details

Who is DeWanda Wise?

DeWanda Wise is widely known as an American actress who is best known for appearing in Spike Lee’s Netflix comedy-drama series, She’s Gotta Have It.

What is DeWanda Wise’s net worth? (2024)

As per other online sources, DeWanda Wise has an estimated net worth of around $1 million as of 2024. But personally, she hasn’t yet disclosed her exact figure of net worth, yearly income, and real estate.

Talking about her husband net worth, he has an estimated net worth in the range of $1 million to $5 million.

DeWanda Wise: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity

The actress was born on the 30th of May 1984, in Jessup, Maryland, the U.S. Her full name is DeWanda Jackson Wise. She holds an American nationality and is of All-American descent.

Wise was born to her father John Jackson and her mother Margie Wise. The actress was raised in Woodlawn, Laurel, and Baltimore with her brother named Dwayne Wise.

Moving towards her academics, she studies at Atholton High School. While attending high school, she was offered in the production in lieu of detention by her high school theatre director, Nathan Rosen.

Then, DeWanda Wise attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts from where received a dual degree in Drama and Metropolitan Social and Cultural Analysis.

During her undergraduate years, DeWanda Wise worked at Trader Joe’s as a resident assistant and a stocker.

DeWanda Wise: Professional Life, Career

DeWanda made her on-screen debut appearing in the 2006 short film, Super Power where she cast in the role of Mrs. Elliot. Afterward, she appeared in an episode, World’s Fair of television series, Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the year 2007.

Lately, DeWanda Wise starred in the 2019 romantic comedy film called Someone Great where she portrayed the role of Erin Kennedy. She is starring in upcoming movies like Fatherhood (as Lizzie aka Awan) which is planning to release on June 18, 2021, and Jurassic World Dominion release on June 10, 2022.

Some of her notable film and television series are mention below in the table,

Awards & Nomination

Black Reel Award for Television

– Nominated for the Outstanding Actress in the comedy series, She’s Gotta Have It in 2019

– Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress for Shots Fired in 2017.

Rumors, Controversy

To date, DeWanda Wise has managed to maintain her clean image. She has not been part of any sorts of controversial acts and disputes that could hamper her personal and professional life.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

The actress stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches tall and her weight is around 56 kg. DeWanda Wise has a brown pair of eyes with black hair color. Further, her other body measurement is not available.

Social Media

The actress is active on Instagram where she has more than 36.9k followers. On Instagram, DeWanda Wise only follows three people Dwayne Wise, Margie Wise-Matthews, and Alano Miller.

DeWanda Wise is also active on Twitter under the username @shesgottahaveit with over 9.1k followers. Wise has a Facebook page named DeWanda Wise is a Goddess where nearly 254 followers with 271 likes.

Trivia

• Currently, DeWanda resides in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.
• Her Zodiac sign is Gemini.
• Wise is a vegan and she often raised her voice for animal welfare.
• She has a Toy Poodle dog named Obie.
• Similarly, she has a verified social media sites including Instagram and Twitter.
• Her nickname is Deda Pooh.

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