Edwina Findley, also known as Edwina Findley Dickerson, is an American actress. Findley played recurring roles in the

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television dramas ''

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'' (2003–04) and '' Treme'' (2010–13), and from 2014 to 2020 starred as Kelly Isaacs, one of the lead characters in the

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drama series '' If Loving You Is Wrong''. Findley received an

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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 ''

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'' (2022).

Personal life

Findley was born in

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, and attended

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as a musical theater major. She graduated from

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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

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Career

She began her acting career in theatre appearing in plays ''

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'' and '' Eclipsed''. In 2003, she made her television debut in the recurring role of HBO drama series ''

''. She later guest-starred on ''

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'', '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and had a recurring role in the ABC daytime soap opera, ''

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'' in 2005. In 2011, she also appeared in the recurring role of 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

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in the 2012 independent film '' Middle of Nowhere'' written and directed by

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. She also appeared in ''Sympathetic Details'' (2008), ''

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'' (2012) and '' Insidious: Chapter 2'' (2013). Edwina Findley

In 2014, she was cast as one of leads in the

prime time soap opera, '' If Loving You Is Wrong'' alongside

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, Heather Hemmens,

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, 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

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's character wife in '' Get Hard'', a comedy film directed by

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. In 2016, she was cast in the

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event series '' Shots Fired'' starring

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and created by

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. In 2017, she was cast in

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's ''

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'' and

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's superhero series ''

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'' playing Tori Whale. In 2019, she had a recurring role in the NBC medical drama, ''

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''. 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

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. In 2020, she co-starred opposite

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in the crime drama film ''Blindfire''. In 2022, she appeared in the biographical mystery drama ''

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'' starring James Norton. In 2023, she starred in the

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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

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and starring

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Findley, Edwina American film actresses American television actresses American soap opera actresses Living people Actresses from Washington, D.C. Tisch School of the Arts alumni 21st-century African-American actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)