Edwina Findley facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Edwina Findley
Findley in 2014
Born	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Other names	Edwina Findley Dickerson
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Kelvin Dickerson ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2

Edwina Findley, who also uses the name Edwina Findley Dickerson, is an American actress. She is known for her roles in popular TV shows and movies.

You might have seen her in the HBO drama series The Wire and Treme. From 2014 to 2020, she was one of the main stars of the TV show If Loving You Is Wrong, where she played Kelly Isaacs.

Findley has also acted in many movies. She appeared in Middle of Nowhere (2012), the scary movie Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), and the comedy Get Hard (2015). For her role in the 2015 movie Free in Deed, she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

Personal Life and Education

Edwina Findley was born in Washington, D.C.. She discovered her passion for acting early and went to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. There, she studied musical theater.

After high school, she continued her studies at a famous art school. She graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In 2012, Findley married Kelvin Dickerson. She was also once a roommate of the famous actress Viola Davis.

Acting Career

Findley began her career on the stage, acting in plays. She then moved into television. Her first big TV role was on the HBO show The Wire from 2003 to 2004. This is called a "recurring role," which means she appeared in several episodes.

Over the years, she has appeared in many different TV shows. She had roles in Law & Order, Brothers & Sisters, and the superhero show Black Lightning.

Major Television Roles

From 2010 to 2013, Findley played Davina Lambreaux in the HBO series Treme. This show was about life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Findley at the premiere of her movie Middle of Nowhere in 2012.

In 2014, she landed a main role in the TV drama If Loving You Is Wrong. The show was very popular and ran for five seasons. Findley was in all 102 episodes.

More recently, she has appeared in shows like Fear the Walking Dead and Chicago Med. In 2023, she starred in the science fiction series The Power. She was also cast in the murder-mystery series The Residence, which began filming in 2024.

Movie Roles

Besides television, Findley has a successful movie career. In 2012, she was in the movie Middle of Nowhere, directed by Ava DuVernay. She also had small parts in the historical film Red Tails and the horror movie Insidious: Chapter 2.

In 2015, she acted alongside comedian Kevin Hart in the movie Get Hard. That same year, she received an award nomination for her powerful performance in the independent film Free in Deed. An independent film is a movie made outside of the major Hollywood studio system.

Her other movies include Rogue Agent (2022), a mystery drama based on a true story.

Filmography

Here is a list of some of Edwina Findley's most well-known roles in movies and on television.

Film

Television