Danielle Deadwyler - wikipedia Danielle Deadwyler Danielle Deadwyler Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 2010 -- present Website www.danielledeadwyler.com 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. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links 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 Oprah Winfrey Network primetime soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots playing LaQuita `` Quita '' Maxwell. Filmography Year Title Role Notes Cyburbia Cyburbia Short film 2012 A Cross to Bear Erica Moses 2013 Sweet, Sweet Country Ndizeye Short film 2014 Ir / Reconcilable Maria Also producer 2015 Being Mary Jane Naima Episode : `` Signing Off '' 2015 The Youth Hoda 2015 -- present Haves and the Have Nots, The The Haves and the Have Nots LaQuita `` Quita '' Maxwell Series regular 2016 Greenleaf Stacy 2018 Atlanta Tami Episode : `` Champagne Papi '' References Jump up ^ Annabella Jean - Laurent. `` Danielle Deadwyler on Strippers and Autonomy ''. BURNAWAY. Retrieved 15 February 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` about ''. danielle deadwyler. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Danielle Deadwyler ''. Horizon Theatre. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Danielle Deadwyler ''. Alliance Theatre. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` 5 Pieces of Advice From Suzi Bass Nominee Danielle Deadwyler ''. Backstage.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Maker 's Dozen : Actress, performance artist Danielle Deadwyler thrives on the fringe ''. ArtsATL. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Jump up ^ Jai Tiggett ( 10 December 2013 ). `` Drama ' A Cross to Bear ' with Kim Fields and Malinda Willi - Shadow and Act ''. Shadow and Act. Retrieved 15 February 2016. Jump up ^ UMC - Urban Movie Channel. `` A Cross to Bear ''. UMC -- Urban Movie Channel. Retrieved 15 February 2016. External links Danielle Deadwyler on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danielle_Deadwyler&oldid=845387796 '' Categories : African - American actresses Actresses from Atlanta 21st - century American actresses American television actresses Columbia University alumni Living people Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Year of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 11 June 2018, at 13 : 14. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays quita on the haves and the have nots
Answer: Danielle Deadwyler