Danielle Deadwyler


Danielle Deadwyler is an American actress and writer. She is known for her role as LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell in Tyler Perry's primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots.

Life and career

Deadwyler was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Southwest Atlanta. She received a Master's of Arts in American Studies from Columbia University.
Deadwyler began her career appearing on stage productions, include Charlotte's Web, The Real Tweenagers of Atlanta, and For Colored Girls. She received positive reviews for leading performance in Alliance Theatre’s The C.A. Lyons Project. She made her film debut playing the leading role in the 2012 drama A Cross to Bear directed by Travon Potts.
In 2015, Deadwyler had guest starring role in the second season of BET drama series, Being Mary Jane. Later that year, she joined the cast of Tyler Perry’s primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots playing LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell. She left the soap during season fourth. Later she had secondary roles in films Gifted and The Leisure Seeker, and well as guest starred on Greenleaf, Atlanta and Watchmen.
In 2020, Deadwyler was cast in a series regular role on the Paramount Network drama series, Paradise Lost opposite Josh Hartnett, Bridget Regan and Barbara Hershey. Also that year, she was cast in a recurring role in the HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven, an adaptation of Station Eleven novel by Emily St. John Mandel.

Filmography