Edwina Findley, 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.
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.
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. She is a former roommate of actress Viola Davis.
