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Sanaa Lathan

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53 Years Old

Sanaa McCoy Lathan (/səˈnɑ/ born September 19, 1971) is an American stage, film, television, and voice actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. She earned bachelor's degree in English from University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in drama from Yale. She is best known for her roles as Robyn in The Best Man films and subsequent TV miniseries on Peacock, Naomi Hicks on Netflix's Hit & Run, Violet Jones in Nappily Ever After, Ashe Akino on Fox's drama Shots Fired, Deputy Director Natalie Austin in Now You See Me 2 (2016), Leah Vaughn in The Perfect Guy (2015), Jenelle Wilson on Showtime's drama The Affair, Mona Fredricks on Starz' drama Boss, Andrea in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008), Beneatha Younger in ABC's film adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun (2008), Kenya McQueen in Something New (2006), Ann Merai Harrison in Out of Time (2004), Sidney 'Sid' Shaw in Brown Sugar (2002), Monica Wright in Love & Basketball (2000), Zora Banks in Disappearing Acts (2000), Alicia in The Wood (1999), Vanessa Brooks - the mother of Wesley Snipes' title character - in Blade (1998), and Briana Gilliam on NBC's sitcom Lateline. She had recurring roles on HBO's Succession and FX's Nip/Tuck, and starred on NBC's short-lived sitcom Built to Last. In 2022, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, for her work on the television series Succession. Her other movie credits include With/In Vol 1 (2021) and Vol 2 (2022), American Assassin (2017), Contagion (2011), Powder Blue (2009), AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004), and more. She voiced Catwoman on HBO's animated series Harley Quinn, and Donna Tubbs on The Cleveland Show and on all Family Guy appearances. In 2004, she starred on Broadway as Beneatha Younger in A Raisin in the Sun with Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad, and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress. She later reprise her role in the 2008 film adaptation. In 2010, she starred in the all-black performance of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Novello Theatre in London. She earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring role on Succession. She received an NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance in Brown Sugar. She received a NAACP Image Award nomination for her performance in The Best Man. She earned an Essence Award for Best Actress for her performance in Disappearing Acts. She earned the 2001 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress, and a BET Award for her performance in Love & Basketball. In 2000, she was named by Ebony magazine as one of its 55 Most Beautiful People and was honored by Essence magazine and Black Entertainment Television. In 2022, she made her directorial debut with the film On the Come Up, in which she also has a supporting role.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 19th September 1971

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Family Guy
Donna Tubbs (voice)
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Family Guy
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Family Guy
Claire Huxtable (voice)
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Sibby Sanders
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Cleveland Show
Donna Tubbs (voice)
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Nip/Tuck
Michelle Landau
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Succession
Lisa Arthur
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Family Matters
Allison
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Harley Quinn
Catwoman (voice)
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Moesha
Ebony
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The Best Man: The Final Chapters
Robyn
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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In the House
Charese
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The Affair
Jenelle Wilson
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The Twilight Zone
Nina Harrison
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Briana Gilliam
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Solos
Nia (voice)
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Boss
Mona Fredricks
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Hit & Run
Naomi Hicks
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Blade
Vanessa
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Now You See Me 2
Deputy Director Natalie Austin
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Shots Fired
Ashe Akino
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Contagion
Aubrey Cheever
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Alexa Woods
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American Assassin
Irene Kennedy
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Life
Daisy
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Out of Time
Ann Merai Harrison
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Love & Basketball
Monica Wright
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Built to Last
Linda
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The Best Man Holiday
Robyn
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Andrea
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Brown Sugar
Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
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Nappily Ever After
Violet Jones
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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Barbara Jean Maxberry
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The Best Man
Robyn
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The Perfect Guy
Leah Vaughn
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Powder Blue
Diana
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Drive
Carolyn Brody
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Something New
Kenya McQueen
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On the Come Up
Jay
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Native Son
Trudy Thomas
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The Wood
Alicia
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Approaching the Unknown
Captain Emily Maddox
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Disappearing Acts
Zora Banks
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Repentance
Maggie
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With/In Volume 2
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A Raisin in the Sun
Beneatha Younger
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Miracle in the Woods
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
Nina
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Wonderful World
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Young. Wild. Free.
Janice Huffman
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The Golden Blaze
Monica (voice)
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Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
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