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Edwina Findley is an award-winning film, television, and theatre actress, hailed by critics as "a marvel to watch." Known to global audiences as 'Sheila Cannon' in Shonda Rhimes' hit Netflix series The Residence, set inside the White House. Edwina first captured hearts as 'Tosha' on HBO's groundbreaking series The Wire, before being handpicked by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry to star in the drama series If Loving You Is Wrong for five seasons.
A vibrant and versatile performer, Edwina has starred in Fear the Walking Dead, Amazon's global thriller The Power, Veep, Chicago Med, Black Lightning, HBO's Treme, and Ava DuVernay's Sundance Award-winning Middle of Nowhere. She starred in Warner Bros. comedy Get Hard alongside Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, and earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her "skin-prickling performance" as Melva in Free In Deed, which was awarded Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.
Edwina Findley is an award-winning film, television, and theatre actress, hailed by critics as "a marvel to watch." Known to global audiences as 'Sheila Cannon' in Shonda Rhimes' hit Netflix series The Residence, set inside the White House. Edwina first captured hearts as 'Tosha' on HBO's groundbreaking series The Wire, before being handpicked by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry to star in the drama series If Loving You Is Wrong for five seasons.
A vibrant and versatile performer, Edwina has starred in Fear the Walking Dead, Amazon's global thriller The Power, Veep, Chicago Med, Black Lightning, HBO's Treme, and Ava DuVernay's Sundance Award-winning Middle of Nowhere. She starred in Warner Bros. comedy Get Hard alongside Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, and earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her "skin-prickling performance" as Melva in Free In Deed, which was awarded Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.
