Sanaa Lathan

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Sanaa Lathan Wiki Biography

Sanaa Lathan is a famous actress. She is mostly known for her appearances in such movies as Alien vs. Predator, The Best Man, Brown Sugar, The Family That Preys and Love & Basketball. What is more, Sanaa also performs on Broadway and was nominated for Tony Award. During her career as an actress Lathan has won such wards as BET Award, Image Awards, Theatre World Award and Lucille Lortel Awards. She also has been nominated for different kind of awards several times. So how rich is Sanaa Lathan? It has been made a statement that Lathan’s net worth is 4 million dollars, but it is probably not the end and it might become higher in the future.

Sanaa McCoy Lathan, or better known as Sanaa Lathan, was born in 1971, in New York City. From the very young age Sanaa was familiar with acting, as her mother was an actress and performed on Broadway and her father was a producer on such shows as Def Comedy Jam and Sanford & Son. Sanaa finished University of California, Berkeley and Yale University. At Yale University she studied drama and gained more experience in performing. Sanaa career as an actress began with roles in Family Matters, Moesha, In the House and NYPD Blue. Alhough these roles were not that popular it still added up to Sanaa Lathan’s net worth. Later Sanna together with Wesley Snipes acted in Blade. After that Lathan also acted in The Best Man, Life and The Wood. During the acting in these movies she had an opportunity to work with Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones and many others. These appearances of course affected the growth of Sanaa’s net worth.

One of the most important roles for Lathan was the role in Love & Basketball, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. For this role Sanaa won NAACP Image Award, BET Award and Independent Spirit Award. Other movies that Lathan acted in include Out of Time, The Golden Blaze, Something New, Powder Blue, Wonderful World and many others. Her latest appearances are in The Best Man Holiday and Repentance. All these appearances had a huge impact on the growth of Sanaa Lathan’s net worth. As it was mentioned before, Lathan not only acts in movies and television shows but she also sometimes appear on Broadway. She was a part of the plays A Raisin in the Sun and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Although she is not that famous on Broadway as she is in the movie industry it still added up to Lathan’s net worth. Finally, it could be said that Sanaa is a successful actress who gained respect and acclaim during her career as an actress. Lathan is now 42 years old, and there are still a lot of opportunities for her. As she is a very talented and beautiful actress, she might receive more suggestions in the future to act in different kind of movies, and that is when Sanaa Lathan’s net worth might grow.

IMDB Wikipedia “LateLine” (1998-1999) “Love & Basketbal” (2000) “Repentance” (2014) “Shots Fired” (2017) “The Golden Blaze” (2005) “Wonderful World” (2009) “The Cleveland Show” (2009-2013) $4 Million 1971 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun (2008) Actor Actors African American Alien vs. Predator Alien vs. Predator (film) BET Award BET Award for best Actor & Actress of the year Black Reel Award for Best Actress Blade (1998) Brown Sugar Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cinema of the United States Colette Lathan Def Comedy Jam Drama Desk Award (2012) Eddie Murphy Eleanor McCoy Entertainment Entertainment_Culture Family Matters Film Films Gina Prince-Bythewood Image Awards in Love & Basketball In the House Independent Spirit Award Love & Basketball Lucille Lortel Awards Martin Lawrence Moesha NAACP Image Award New York New York City Nia Long NYPD Blue Omar Epps Out of Time Out of Time (2003) Powder Blue Powder Blue (2009) Repentance Richard T. Jones Sanaa Sanaa Lathan Sanaa Lathan Net Worth Sanaa McCoy Lathan Sanford & Son September 19 Something New Something New (2006) Stan Lathan Taye Diggs Tendaji Lathan The Best Man The Best Man Holiday The Best Man Holiday (2013) The Family That Preys The Golden Blaze The Wood Theatre World Award Tony Award United States United States of America Voice Actor Wesley Snipes Wonderful World Yale University

Sanaa Lathan Quick Info

Full Name Sanaa Lathan
Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth September 19, 1971
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
Profession Actor, Voice Actor
Education University of California, Yale University
Nationality American
Parents Stan Lathan, Eleanor McCoy
Siblings Tendaji Lathan, Colette Lathan
Nicknames Sanaa McCoy Lathan
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/SanaaLathan
Twitter https://twitter.com/justsanaa
Google+ http://plus.google.com/111370625934281394424
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sanaalathan/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005125
Awards BET Award, Image Awards, Theatre World Award, Lucille Lortel Awards, NAACP Image Award, Independent Spirit Award
Nominations Black Reel Award for Best Actress, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award (2012)
Movies “Blade” (1998), “Love & Basketbal” (2000), “Out of Time” (2003), “The Golden Blaze” (2005), “Something New” (2006), “Powder Blue” (2009), “Wonderful World” (2009), “The Best Man Holiday” (2013), “Repentance” (2014)
TV Shows “LateLine” (1998-1999), “The Cleveland Show” (2009-2013), “A Raisin in the Sun” (2008), “Shots Fired” (2017)

Sanaa Lathan Quotes

  • I grew up in the business. My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer, she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn’t even think about becoming an actress.

Sanaa Lathan Important Facts

  • Appearing on Broadway as Beneatha in “Raisin In The Sun”. [April 2004]
  • Graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a B.A. in English.
  • Sister of Tendaji Lathan.
  • Alfre Woodard has played Sanaa’s mother in three different films: Something New (2006), Love & Basketball (2000) and The Family That Preys (2008).
  • She is African-American.
  • Gained 20 pounds for her role in Disappearing Acts (2000).
  • Voted one of Ebony magazine’s 55 Most Beautiful People. [2000]
  • Says her name is pronounced Sa-NA, “like Sinatra without the tra”.
  • Her name is Swahili for “work of art”.
  • Yale School of Drama graduate.
  • 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.

Sanaa Lathan Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Shots Fired 2017 TV Series post-production Ashe Bell Actress
Macbett: The Black Macbeth 2016 announced Lady Macbett Actress
American Assassin filming Irene Kennedy Actress
Approaching the Unknown 2016 Emily Maddox Actress
Now You See Me 2 2016 Deputy Director Natalie Austin Actress
Family Guy 2010-2016 TV Series Donna Tubbs / Muhammad Ali’s Wife / Clair Huxtable Actress
The Perfect Guy 2015/I Leah Actress
The Best Man Holiday 2013 Robyn Actress
The Cleveland Show 2009-2013 TV Series Donna Tubbs Actress
Repentance 2013/I Maggie Carter Actress
Boss 2012 TV Series Mona Fredricks Actress
Tilda 2011 TV Movie Sasha Litt Actress
Contagion 2011 Aubrey Cheever Actress
Wonderful World 2009 Khadi Actress
Powder Blue 2009 Diana Actress
The Family That Preys 2008 Andrea Actress
A Raisin in the Sun 2008 TV Movie Beneatha Younger Actress
CR: Alien vs. Predator 2007 Video Game Alexa Woods Actress
Nip/Tuck 2006 TV Series Michelle Landau Actress
Something New 2006/I Kenya Denise McQueen Actress
The Golden Blaze 2005 Video Monica (voice) Actress
AVP: Alien vs. Predator 2004 Alexa Woods Actress
Out of Time 2003/I Ann Merai Harrison Actress
Brown Sugar 2002 Sidney ‘Syd’ Shaw Actress
Disappearing Acts 2000 TV Movie Zora Banks Actress
The Smoker 2000 Short Roxanne Actress
Love & Basketball 2000 Monica Wright Actress
The Best Man 1999 Robin Actress
The Wood 1999 Alicia Actress
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce 1999 Nina Actress
Life 1999/I Daisy Actress
LateLine 1998-1999 TV Series Briana Gilliam Actress
Blade 1998 Vanessa Actress
NYPD Blue 1998 TV Series Shirley Barish Actress
Miracle in the Woods 1997 TV Movie Young Lilly Actress
Built to Last 1997 TV Series Linda Actress
Drive 1997 Carolyn Brody Actress
Family Matters 1997 TV Series Allison Actress
Moesha 1996 TV Series Ebony Actress
In the House 1996 TV Series Charese Actress
The Perfect Guy 2015/I executive producer Producer
The Cleveland Show 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Boss, Season 2: The King and His Court 2013 Short special thanks Thanks
The 47th NAACP Image Awards 2016 TV Movie Herself Self
Home & Family 2015 TV Series Herself Self
The Real 2015 TV Series Herself Self
Let’s Go, DFW! 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Made in Hollywood 2013-2015 TV Series Herself Self
Reel Junkie 2015 TV Series Herself Self
Steve Harvey 2015 TV Series Herself Self
The Chew 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Good Morning America 2015 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The View 2015 TV Series Herself Self
Punk’d 2015 TV Series Herself Self
The Boris & Nicole Show 2015 TV Series Herself Self
BET Awards 2015 2015 TV Movie Herself – Presenter Self
The Insider 2013-2015 TV Series Herself Self
CNN Newsroom 2014 TV Series Herself Self
Real Husbands of Hollywood 2014 TV Series Herself Self
The Wendy Williams Show 2011-2013 TV Series Herself – Guest / Herself Self
The Arsenio Hall Show 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The Queen Latifah Show 2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The Playboy Morning Show 2013 TV Series Herself Self
The Talk 2012-2013 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
BET Awards 2013 2013 TV Special Herself Self
Big Morning Buzz Live 2011-2012 TV Series Herself Self
43rd NAACP Image Awards 2012 TV Special Herself – Host Self
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain 2011 Documentary Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) Self
E! Buzz with Carla B 2011 Short Herself Self
Brave New Voices 2010 2010 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Angela and Friends 2010 TV Series Herself Self
Breakfast 2010 TV Series Herself Self
Lens on Talent 2009 TV Series Herself Self
The 40th NAACP Image Awards 2009 TV Special Herself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Herself Self
Baisden After Dark 2008 TV Series Herself Self
39th NAACP Image Awards 2008 TV Special Herself Self
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ 2008 Video short Herself Self
38th NAACP Image Awards 2007 TV Special Herself – Presenter Self
The Oprah Winfrey Show 2006 TV Series Herself Self
The Tyra Banks Show 2006 TV Series Herself Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2006 TV Series Herself Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2006 TV Series Herself Self
The 11th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards 2006 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
The 3rd Annual Vibe Awards 2005 TV Special Herself Self
The Directors 2005 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Tavis Smiley 2004 TV Series Herself Self
HBO First Look 2000-2004 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The 58th Annual Tony Awards 2004 TV Special Herself – Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Play Self
Out of Time: Crime Scene 2004 Video documentary short Herself Self
AVP: Production 2004 Video documentary Herself Self
The Sharon Osbourne Show 2003 TV Series Herself Self
3rd Annual BET Awards 2003 TV Special documentary Herself Self
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards 2001 TV Special Herself Self
32nd NAACP Image Awards 2001 TV Special Herself Self
Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness 2013 TV Series documentary Alexa Woods Archive Footage
Blade: The Series 2006 TV Series Vanessa Brooks Archive Footage
Brilliant But Cancelled 2002 TV Movie documentary Archive Footage

Sanaa Lathan Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2016 All Def Movie Award All Def Movie Awards Best Actress The Perfect Guy (2015) Won
2016 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture The Perfect Guy (2015) Won
2014 Hollywood Award Acapulco Black Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast The Best Man Holiday (2013) Won
2006 WFCC Award Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Female Images in a Movie Something New (2006) Won
2004 Best Performance by an Actress American Black Film Festival Out of Time (2003) Won
2004 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Film: Best Actress Out of Time (2003) Won
2001 Rising Star Award Acapulco Black Film Festival Won
2001 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Love & Basketball (2000) Won
2001 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Theatrical – Best Actress Love & Basketball (2000) Won
2001 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Love & Basketball (2000) Won
2016 All Def Movie Award All Def Movie Awards Best Actress The Perfect Guy (2015) Nominated
2016 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture The Perfect Guy (2015) Nominated
2014 Hollywood Award Acapulco Black Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast The Best Man Holiday (2013) Nominated
2006 WFCC Award Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Female Images in a Movie Something New (2006) Nominated
2004 Best Performance by an Actress American Black Film Festival Out of Time (2003) Nominated
2004 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Film: Best Actress Out of Time (2003) Nominated
2001 Rising Star Award Acapulco Black Film Festival Nominated
2001 BET Award BET Awards Best Actress Love & Basketball (2000) Nominated
2001 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Theatrical – Best Actress Love & Basketball (2000) Nominated
2001 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Love & Basketball (2000) Nominated