Edwina Findley, also known as Edwina Findley Dickerson, is an American actress. Findley played recurring roles in the HBO television dramas The Wire (2003–04) and Treme (2010–13), and from 2014 to 2020 starred as Kelly Isaacs, one of the lead characters in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series If Loving You Is Wrong.
Findley received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her performance in the 2015 drama film, Free in Deed. She also appeared in films Middle of Nowhere (2012), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Get Hard (2015) and Rogue Agent (2022).
Personal life 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. In 2012, Findley married Kelvin Dickerson.Edwina Findley and Kelvin Dickerson, The New York Times She is a former roommate of actress Viola Davis.
Career
She began her acting career in theatre appearing in plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Eclipsed. 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 as Jill in the fifth season of the ABC series, Brothers & Sisters. 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. She also appeared in Sympathetic Details (2008), Red Tails (2012) and Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).
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. The series ended in 2020 after five seasons and 102 episodes. 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. In 2016, she was cast in the Fox event series Shots Fired starring Sanaa Lathan and created by Gina Prince-Bythewood. In 2017, she was cast in AMC's Fear the Walking Dead and The CW's superhero series Black Lightning playing Tori Whale. In 2019, she had a recurring role in the NBC medical drama, Chicago Med.
In 2019, Findley appeared in the drama film Goldie directed by Sam de Jong and starring Slick Woods, and the independent film Same Difference starring Essence Atkins. In 2020, she co-starred opposite Brian Geraghty in the crime drama film Blindfire. In 2022, she appeared in the biographical mystery drama Rogue Agent starring James Norton. In 2023, she starred in the Amazon Prime Video science fiction drama series, The Power. In 2023, she was cast as one of the leads in the Netflix murder-mystery series The Residence, produced by Shondaland and starring Uzo Aduba.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes2008Sympathetic Details Mona2012Red TailsCeCeUncreditedMiddle of NowhereRosieNominated – Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble2013Insidious: Chapter 2Nurse Hillary2015Get HardRita LewisFree in DeedMelva NeddyNominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting FemaleWhere Children PlayGayle Mccain 2019GoldieJanet2019Same DifferenceJanice 2020BlindfireRosie 2022 Rogue Agent Special Agent Sandy Harland
Television Year Title RoleNotes2003–2004The WireTosha MitchellRecurring role (seasons 2-3), 4 episodes2005N.Y.-70Reggie 3's WidowUnsold TV pilotOne Life to LiveNurse MessnerRecurring role, 4 episodesLaw & Order: Trial by JuryKim EvansEpisode: "The Line" (1.09)Angel RodriguezCharleneTelevision film2006ConvictionTina BrockEpisode: "Denial" (1.02)Law & OrderAli HargisEpisode: "Public Service Homicide" (17.05)2008New AmsterdamTara BrownEpisode: "Keep the Change" (1.05)Blue BloodRory's GirlfriendUnsold TV pilot2009Law & OrderDetective Jasmine BurtonEpisode: "Anchors Away" (19.17)2011Brothers & SistersJillRecurring role (season 5), 4 episodes2010–2013TremeDavina LambreauxRecurring role, 19 episodes2014VeepDeeEpisode: "Alicia" (3.03)2014–2020If Loving You Is WrongKellySeries regular, 102 episodes 2016Second SightDonnaTelevision film2017Shots FiredShirlaneRecurring role, 6 episodesFear the Walking DeadDianaSpecial guest (season 3), 2 episodes 2018 Black Lightning Tori WhaleRecurring role, 3 episodes2019Chicago MedSydney HawkinsRecurring role, 3 episodes2023The PowerHelenSeries regular, 8 episodes2025The Residence Sheila CannonSeries regular
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