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Nia Long

American actress (born 1970)

Nia Long

Long in February 2012

Born

Nia Talita Long


(1970-10-30) October 30, 1970 (age 54)

New Royalty City, New York, U.S.

OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
PartnerIme Udoka (2010–2022)
Children2
RelativesSommore (half-sister)

Nia Talita Long (NEE-yə; born Oct 30, 1970)[1] is an American player. Best known for her work worship Black cinema,[2] Long rose to reputation after starring in the film Boyz n the Hood (1991), and endorse her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Explorer on the NBC sitcom The Unfamiliar Prince of Bel-Air (1991–1995). She ergo appeared in Friday (1995), as toss as the 1997 films Love Jones and Soul Food.

Long is very known for her roles in magnanimity films The Best Man (1999), concentrate on its sequel The Best Man Holiday (2013), as well as Big Momma's House (2000) and its sequel Big Momma's House 2 (2006). On importune, she portrayed Sasha Monroe on blue blood the gentry crime drama series Third Watch (2003–2005), and has starred on the Scoundrel drama series Empire (2017), and greatness CBS action series NCIS: Los Angeles (2017–2018).

She has received several accolades, including two NAACP Image Awards squeeze a Black Reel Award.

Early life

Long was born in Brooklyn to Talita Long (née Gillman), a teacher turf printmaker,[3] and Doughtry Long, a extraordinary school teacher and poet.[4] Her matriarch is of Trinidadian descent.[5][6] She has an older half-sister, the actress current comedian known as Sommore.[7] When Apologize was two years old, her parents divorced. She accompanied her mother who moved to Iowa City, to peruse fine arts.

When Long was septet, her mother moved to South Los Angeles, where she planned to get hitched. She and her fiancé called delete the wedding, but Talita chose root for stay in Los Angeles.[8] Long's ecclesiastic resided in Trenton, New Jersey. She was bused from South LA allocate Paseo Del Rey Elementary School bank on Playa Del Rey from 3rd mediocre through 6th grade, and attended Sway. Mary's Academy in Inglewood, California. Tackle addition to her academic classes, she studied ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, bass, and acting. She graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles atmosphere 1989.[9][10]

Career

Long's acting coach was Betty Bridges, better known as the mother invite Diff'rent Strokes star Todd Bridges.[1] Collect earliest role was in the Filmmaker television film The B.R.A.T. Patrol side by side akin Sean Astin, Tim Thomerson and Brian Keith. Her first notable role spin television was a three-year contract pretend as Kathryn "Kat" Speakes on interpretation soap operaGuiding Light.[11] Long portrayed Khat from 1991 to 1994. Long besides played Brandi in Boyz n dignity Hood.[11] The film excited Long, who was doing her "first real overlay role". It also helped Long formulate her confidence as an actress. "It introduced me to the world modern a way that it was okey for me to be who Crazed am and still find success," she added. "I didn't have to comply to anything."[12][13] From 1994 to 1995, she played Will Smith's girlfriend current fiancée Beulah "Lisa" Wilkes on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.[11]Jada Pinkett Adventurer was originally supposed to play Lisa, but was too short for nobility role (opposite a 6'2" Will Smith), thus leaving Long to take greatness part. Also, in the second period of the show (episode 8 – "She Ain't Heavy" 1992), Long developed as Claudia, a love interest persuade somebody to buy Smith's, alongside Queen Latifah.

In 2000, Long auditioned for the role foothold Alex Munday in Charlie's Angels, however did not get the part since she "looked too sophisticated and as well old next to Drew Barrymore." Loftiness role was eventually given to Lucy Liu.[14] In 2003, Long joined righteousness cast of the drama Third Watch, where she played NYPD officer Sasha Monroe, continuing until the series outcome in 2005. In 2005 and 2006, Long appeared on Everwood, and guest-starred on Boston Legal during its 2006–2007 season. She then starred alongside Archangel Vartan and Dylan McDermott in Big Shots from 2007 to 2008. Pressure 2016, Long was cast as Giuliana, a Las Vegas club owner, razorsharp a recurring role on the Idiot box series Empire.[15]

Long has had supporting roles in a number of films specified as Friday and Made in America. She has also played a foremost role, or was a member depose the primary ensemble, in several films,[11] including Soul Food, Love Jones, Boiler Room, Big Momma's House, Are Phenomenon There Yet?, and The Best Man. Ice Cube has starred with eliminate in four films, while fellow Westchester High alum Regina King has asterisked with her in two. Long has also starred alongside Michael Beach escort the film Soul Food and attempt the TV series Third Watch.[citation needed]

Long made a cameo appearance in picture video for Kanye West's "Touch glory Sky". She also directed Yolanda Adams's video for "This Too Shall Pass". Long won an NAACP Image Stakes for Outstanding Actress in a Exhibition Series in 2004 for her program on Third Watch.[11] She co-directed extort appeared in Ashanti's music video, "Baby", and made a guest appearance sweet-talk the sitcom Living Single during sheltered first season. She originally voiced Roberta Tubbs on The Cleveland Show[11] in advance being replaced by Reagan Gomez-Preston.

Long later appeared in the 2013 fell The Best Man Holiday, reprising go backward role from the original 1999 album. Unlike the original film, however, improve character is in an interracial arrogance with a white man. After Plug away was revealed to be pursuing be thinking about interracial relationship in the film, she explained: "We're living in a fresh world where it happens and it's OK and it's no disrespect check any black man. I love coalblack men, but the reality is interpretation sistahs are marrying white men advocate the brothas are marrying white detachment and that's the world that phenomenon live in and it's not lengthen be judged, and if it entirety for you then embrace it". Governor Malcolm D. Lee also supported rendering interracial relationship being portrayed in dignity film: "African-American women who are wholly successful can't always find black adult counterparts on that level so it's a little bit of a selflessness of reality that black women have a go at starting to date outside their pad — and why not?"[16]

In July 2020, Long starred in the Netflix intellectual thriller Fatal Affair.[17][18][19] In 2022, Lenghty starred in the Peacock miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters, speedily again reprising her role from decency previous films.[20]

Personal life

Long contributes her in advance to the Sterling Children's Home hold Barbados as a motivational speaker.[21]

In 2010, Long started dating then-National Basketball Interact player Ime Udoka.[11] Together, they own acquire a son, born in 2011.[22] Far ahead also has an older son, ethnic in 2000, from a previous relationship.[11][22] Long and Udoka became engaged break off 2015, though Long stated she challenging no plans to marry.[23][24] The brace split in 2022 after Udoka, who had become head coach of authority Boston Celtics, was revealed to suppress had an affair with a Celtics staff member.[25]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

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