Full Name | Sanaa Lathan |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 19, 1971 |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Height | 1.7 m |
Occupation | Actress, voice actress, singer, song writer |
Profession | Voice Actor |
Education | Yale School of Drama, Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Stan Lathan, Eleanor McCoy |
Siblings | Tendaji Lathan, Arielle Lathan, Colette Lathan, Lilane Lathan |
Nicknames | Sanaa Lathan, Lathan, Sanaa |
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/SanaaLathan |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/justsanaa |
Google+ | http://plus.google.com/111370625934281394424 |
Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/sanaalathan |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0005125 |
Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, BET Award for Best Actress, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress |
Nominations | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Independ... |
Movies | The Perfect Guy, Love & Basketball, Now You See Me 2, The Best Man Holiday, Alien vs. Predator, The Best Man, Something New, Out of Time, Brown Sugar, Approaching the Unknown, Blade, The Family That Preys, American Assassin, Disappearing Acts, The Wood, Vipaka, A Raisin in the Sun, Wonderful World, ... |
TV Shows | The Cleveland Show, Boss, Nip/Tuck, LateLine, Built to Last |
Star Sign | Virgo |
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1 | Appearing on Broadway as Beneatha in "Raisin In The Sun". [April 2004] |
2 | Graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a B.A. in English. |
3 | Sister of Tendaji Lathan. |
4 | Alfre Woodard has played Sanaa's mother in three different films: Something New (2006), Love & Basketball (2000) and The Family That Preys (2008). |
5 | She is African-American. |
6 | Gained 20 pounds for her role in Disappearing Acts (2000). |
7 | Voted one of Ebony magazine's 55 Most Beautiful People. [2000] |
8 | Says her name is pronounced Sa-NA, "like Sinatra without the tra". |
9 | Her name is Swahili for "work of art". |
10 | Yale School of Drama graduate. |
11 | Sanaa was raised partly in Beverly Hills with her father, director Stan Lathan, and partly in New York with her mother, Eleanor McCoy, a Broadway stage actress. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 47th NAACP Image Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
Home & Family | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
The Real | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Let's Go, DFW! | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Made in Hollywood | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Reel Junkie | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Steve Harvey | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
The Chew | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Good Morning America | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The View | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Punk'd | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
The Boris & Nicole Show | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
BET Awards 2015 | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Presenter |
The Insider | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
CNN Newsroom | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Real Husbands of Hollywood | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Queen Latifah Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Playboy Morning Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
The Talk | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
BET Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
Big Morning Buzz Live | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
43rd NAACP Image Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | 2011 | Documentary | Herself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
E! Buzz with Carla B | 2011 | Short | Herself |
Brave New Voices 2010 | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Angela and Friends | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Breakfast | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Lens on Talent | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The 40th NAACP Image Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Baisden After Dark | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
39th NAACP Image Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of 'A Raisin in the Sun' | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
38th NAACP Image Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tyra Banks Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The 3rd Annual Vibe Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
The Directors | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Tavis Smiley | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
HBO First Look | 2000-2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 58th Annual Tony Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Play |
Out of Time: Crime Scene | 2004 | Video documentary short | Herself |
AVP: Production | 2004 | Video documentary | Herself |
The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
3rd Annual BET Awards | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2016 | All Def Movie Award | All Def Movie Awards | Best Actress | The Perfect Guy (2015) |
2016 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | The Perfect Guy (2015) |
2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | The Best Man Holiday (2013) |
2006 | WFCC Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Female Images in a Movie | Something New (2006) |
2004 | Best Performance by an Actress | American Black Film Festival | | Out of Time (2003) |
2004 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Film: Best Actress | Out of Time (2003) |
2001 | Rising Star Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | | |
2001 | BET Award | BET Awards | Best Actress | Love & Basketball (2000) |
2001 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical - Best Actress | Love & Basketball (2000) |
2001 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Love & Basketball (2000) |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | The Best Man Holiday (2013) |
2011 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | Contagion (2011) |
2009 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | A Raisin in the Sun (2008) |
2008 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Actress | The Family That Preys (2008) |
2007 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Actress | Something New (2006) |
2007 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nip/Tuck (2003) |
2007 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Something New (2006) |
2006 | Black Movie Award | Black Movie Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Something New (2006) |
2004 | BET Award | BET Awards | Best Actress | Out of Time (2003) |
2004 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Out of Time (2003) |
2003 | BET Award | BET Awards | Best Actress | Brown Sugar (2002) |
2003 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical - Best Actress | Brown Sugar (2002) |
2003 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Brown Sugar (2002) |
2003 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Liplock | Brown Sugar (2002) |
2003 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Chemistry | Brown Sugar (2002) |
2001 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable - Best Actress | Disappearing Acts (2000) |
2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Love & Basketball (2000) |
2000 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | The Best Man (1999) |
2000 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Film - Choice Chemistry | Love & Basketball (2000) |
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