Edwina Findley
Edwina Findley | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | October 30, 1980
Other names | Edwina Findley Dickerson |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse(s) | Kelvin Dickerson (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Website | http://edwinafindley.com |
Edwina Findley (born October 30, 1980), also known as Edwina Findley Dickerson, is an American actress.
In 2014, Findley began starring as one of lead characters in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, If Loving You Is Wrong. Findley is also known for her recurring roles in the HBO television dramas The Wire and Treme, and for her performance in the 2012 independent film Middle of Nowhere. In 2016, she received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her performance in Free in Deed.[1]
Life and career[]
Findley was born in Washington, D.C. and attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts as a musical theater major. She graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in New York.[2] She began her acting career in theatre. In 2003, she made her television debut in the recurring role of HBO drama series The Wire. She later guest-starred on Law & Order, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Conviction, New Amsterdam, and had a recurring role in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live in 2005. In 2011, she also appeared in the recurring role of ABC series, Brothers & Sisters. In 2012, Findley married Kelvin Dickerson.[3] She is a former roommate of actress Viola Davis.[3]
Findley had a recurring role of Davina Lambreaux in the HBO drama series, Treme, from 2010 to 2013. She co-starred opposite Emayatzy Corinealdi and Lorraine Toussaint in the 2012 independent film Middle of Nowhere written and directed by Ava DuVernay.[4] She also appeared in Sympathetic Details (2008), Red Tails (2012) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).
In 2015, Findley played the lead in the independent film Free in Deed, and Kevin Hart's character wife in Get Hard, a comedy film directed by Etan Cohen.[5][6][7] In 2014, she was cast as one of leads in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong alongside Zulay Henao, Heather Hemmens, April Parker Jones, and Amanda Clayton.[8][9] In 2016, she was cast in the Fox event series Shots Fired starring Sanaa Lathan and created by Gina Prince-Bythewood.[10] In 2017, she was cast in AMC's Fear the Walking Dead[11] and The CW's Black Lightning.[12] She also had a few guest appearances on Chicago Med as Sydney Hawkins
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Sympathetic Details | Mona | |
2012 | Red Tails | CeCe | Uncredited[13] |
Middle of Nowhere | Rosie | Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble | |
2013 | Insidious: Chapter 2 | Nurse Hillary | |
2015 | Get Hard | Rita Lewis | |
Free in Deed | Melva Neddy | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female | |
Where Children Play | Gayle Mccain | ||
2019 | Goldie | Janet | |
2019 | Same Difference | Janice | |
2020 | Blindfire | Rosie | |
TBA | Freegard |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003–2004 | The Wire | Tosha Mitchell | Recurring role (seasons 2-3), 4 episodes |
2005 | N.Y.-70 | Reggie 3's Widow | Unsold TV pilot[14][15] |
One Life to Live | Nurse Messner | Recurring role, 4 episodes | |
Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Kim Evans | Episode: "The Line" (1.09) | |
Angel Rodriguez | Charlene | Television film | |
2006 | Conviction | Tina Brock | Episode: "Denial" (1.02) |
Law & Order | Ali Hargis | Episode: "Public Service Homicide" (17.05) | |
2008 | New Amsterdam | Tara Brown | Episode: "Keep the Change" (1.05) |
Blue Blood | Rory's Girlfriend | Unsold TV pilot[16] | |
2009 | Law & Order | Detective Jasmine Burton | Episode: "Anchors Away" (19.17) |
2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Jill | Recurring role (season 5), 4 episodes |
2010–2013 | Treme | Davina Lambreaux | Recurring role, 19 episodes |
2014 | Veep | Dee | Episode: "Alicia" (3.03) |
2014–2020 | If Loving You Is Wrong | Kelly | Series regular, 108 episodes |
2016 | Second Sight | Donna | Television film |
2017 | Shots Fired | Shirlane | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
Fear the Walking Dead | Diana | Special guest (season 3), 2 episodes | |
2018 | Black Lightning | Tori Whale | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
2019 | Chicago Med | Sydney Hawkins | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
TBA | The Power | Helen | Recurring role, upcoming series |
References[]
- ^ "Independent Spirit Awards: 'Moonlight,' 'American Honey' Score Leading 6 Nominations Each". Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "About Edwina". Edwinafindley.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ a b Edwina Findley and Kelvin Dickerson, The New York Times
- ^ Amy Elisa Keith. "'Treme' & 'Middle of Nowhere' Actress Edwina Findley, "It's been an amazing year!"". Cocoa Media Group. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Isaiah Washington & Mo'Nique To Star In Indie 'We Are Family', David Harewood Toplines 'Free In Deed'". Deadline.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "Edwina Findley Cast In 'Get Hard'; Olivia Luccardi Joins Untitled Gerardo Naranjo Pic". Deadline. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "Edwina Findley Joins Cast of Kevin Hart/Will Ferrell Comedy 'Get Hard'". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2014-06-06). "OWN Sets Cast For New Tyler Perry Drama Series 'If Loving You Is Wrong'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "OWN Announces Cast for New Drama Series 'If Loving You is Wrong' From Tyler Perry". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Denise Petski. "'Shots Fired': Fox Event Series Rounds Out Recurring Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Dustin Rowles (2017-10-08). "Who Is The Awesome New 'Fear The Walking Dead' Character?". Uproxx. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ Denise Petsky (2017-10-12). "'Black Lightning': Edwina Findley Set To Recur In the CW Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Two actors lead 'Red Tails' film fleet". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "NY70". TV.com.
- ^ "N.Y.-70 (TV)" – via www.allocine.fr.
- ^ "Blue Blood" – via www.imdb.com.
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