Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler is an American actress and writer. She is starring as LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell in the Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots.

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 Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots playing LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell.