Edwina Findley Dickerson is an award-winning film, television, and theatre actress, praised by critics as "A marvel to watch." She made her prime-time debut as 'Tosha Mitchell' on HBO's hit TV series The Wire, followed by roles in such popular shows as Fear The Walking Dead, Veep, Black Lightning, If Loving You Is Wrong, Chicago Med, HBO's Treme, and Shots Fired, from The Woman King director, Gina Prince Bythewood and Reggie Bythewood.

Edwina can now be seen opposite Oscar-nominee Toni Collette in Amazon's global thriller, The Power, and is currently filming Shonda Rhimes' highly-anticipated Netflix series The Residence, set in the White House.

A vibrant and versatile actress, Edwina garnered critics' attention for her role as 'Rosie' in director Ava Duvernay's Sundance award-winning feature Middle of Nowhere, and earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for what the New York Times described as a "skin prickling performance" as 'Melva Neddy' in Jake Mahaffy's Venice-winning movie Free In Deed. Comedically, Edwina gave a hilarious turn as Kevin Hart's wife, 'Rita,' in the Warner Bros' hit comedy Get Hard with Will Ferrell, and can now be seen in the new Apple TV+ comedy Life By Ella, and in AMC+'s suspense thriller Rogue Agent.

On stage, Edwina has performed at Juilliard, The Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Center Theatre Group, Atlantic Theatre Company, Baltimore Centerstage, Cleveland Playhouse, and more. Edwina was nominated for an NAACP theatre award for Eclipsed, written by Black Panther's Danai Gurira, and received a Barrymore Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role as 'Sadie' in Gee's Bend.

Edwina studied theatre and music at the renowned Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, and is an alumna of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She is a member of the Television Academy, and the co-founder of AbundantLifeU, a faith-based non-profit organization inspiring youth and young adults to discover their purpose and change the world.