Scene from She's Gotta Have It / TV series (2017)

Alternate Names: DeWanda Jackson, ДеВанда Вайз, دی‌واندا وایز, 德汪達·懷斯

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Pariah (2007) as Mika

Most Important Roles:

• The Harder They Fall (2021) as Eleanor Love
• Pariah (2007) as Mika
• Firelight (2012) as Terry Easle
• Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022) as Self
• Poolman (2024) as June Del Rey
• Imaginary (2024) as Jessica
• African Booty Scratcher (2007) as Isatu
• Black Swan Theory (2011) as Sonya

Career Highlights:

• The Harder They Fall (2021)
• Pariah (2007)
• Firelight (2012)
• Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World (2022)
• Poolman (2024)
• Imaginary (2024)
• African Booty Scratcher (2007)
• Black Swan Theory (2011)

DeWanda Wise, born in Jessup, Maryland and raised in Woodlawn, Laurel, and Baltimore, began her acting career during high school at Atholton High School under theater director Nathan Rosen. She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in drama and urban studies, while working as a resident assistant and stocker at Trader Joe's during her undergraduate years. Wise rose to prominence playing the lead role of 'Nola Darling' in Spike Lee's Netflix series 'She's Gotta Have It' (2017), a contemporary update of his 1986 film.

Alternate Names: Ильфенеш Хадера

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Oldboy (2013) as Judy

Most Important Roles:

• Oldboy (2013) as Judy
• Werewolves (2024) as Lucy Marshall
• The Bricklayer (2023) as Tye
• Highest 2 Lowest (2025) as
• Chi-Raq (2015) as Chifon
• Baywatch (2017) as Stephanie Holden

Career Highlights:

• Oldboy (2013)
• Werewolves (2024)
• The Bricklayer (2023)
• Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
• Chi-Raq (2015)
• Baywatch (2017)

Ilfenesh Hadera, born in New York to Ethiopian refugee father Asfaha Hadera (founder of African Services Committee) and acupuncturist mother Kim Nicholas, graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. She studied acting at Harlem School of Arts, worked with her father's committee, and had a decade-long stint as a waitress. Hadera resided with her parents until the age of 30.