Sanaa Lathan
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.
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Movie pageNow You See Me 2
as Deputy Director Natalie AustinOne year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending...
Movie pageAmerican Assassin
as Irene KennedyFollowing the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran...
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as Monica WrightMonica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since...
Movie pageOut of Time
as Ann Merai HarrisonMatt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious...
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Movie pageSomething New
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Movie pageNative Son
as Trudy ThomasA young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago...
Movie pageBrown Sugar
as Sidney 'Sid' ShawSidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one...
Movie pageThe Wood
as AliciaIn the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two...
Movie pageNappily Ever After
as Violet JonesAfter an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A...
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as Andrea Evans-BennettWealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of...
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as Leah VaughnWith a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all....
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as RobynAfter writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to...
Movie pageRepentance
as MaggieAn earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client,...
Movie pageApproaching the Unknown
as Captain Emily MaddoxCaptain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising...
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as RobynWhen college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how...
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as KhadiBen Singer is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary...
Movie pageDisappearing Acts
as Zora BanksZora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while...
Movie pageA Raisin in the Sun
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Movie pageWith/In Volume 2
as uncreditedAn anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight...
Movie pageOn the Come Up
as JaySixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by...
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as (segment "Leap")Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the...
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Movie pageThe Jennifer Hudson Show
as SelfTalented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.
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TV Show pageLIVE with Kelly and Mark
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TV Show pageFamily Guy
as Claire Huxtable (voice)Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...
TV Show pageFamily Guy
as Donna Tubbs (voice)Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...
TV Show pageFamily Guy
as Muhammad Ali's Wife (voice)Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...
TV Show pageCurb Your Enthusiasm
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TV Show pageFamily Matters
as AllisonA long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family...
TV Show pageNip/Tuck
as uncreditedHotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife...
TV Show pageHarley Quinn
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TV Show pageLate Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - GuestLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...
TV Show pageSuccession
as Lisa ArthurFollow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father...
TV Show pageThe Cleveland Show
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TV Show pageThe Twilight Zone
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TV Show pageShots Fired
as Ashe AkinoA media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North...
TV Show pageMoesha
as EbonyMoesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May...
TV Show pageSolos
as Nia (voice)Anthology series telling character-driven stories set at different moments in time, aiming to...
TV Show pageBoss
as Mona FredricksBoss is an American political drama television serial created by Farhad Safinia. The series...
TV Show pageLateLine
as Briana GilliamLateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999....
TV Show pageThe Best Man: The Final Chapters
as RobynCatch up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch as their...
TV Show pageHit & Run
as Naomi HicksA happily married man's life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a mysterious...
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