Sanaa Lathan | |
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 Lathan at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Sanaa McCoy Lathan September 19, 1971 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Parent(s) | Stan Lathan Eleanor McCoy |
Sanaa McCoy Lathan[1] (/səˈnɑː ˈleɪθən/;[2] born September 19, 1971)[1] is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. Her career began after she appeared in the shows In the House, Family Matters, NYPD Blue, and Moesha. Lathan later garnered further prominence after starring in the 1998 superhero film Blade, which followed with film roles in The Best Man (1999), Love & Basketball (2000), Disappearing Acts (2000), and Brown Sugar (2002).
In 2004, Lathan's performance in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, earned her a nomination at the Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Following this, she played the role of Alexa "Lex" Woods in the film Alien vs. Predator. In 2008, she landed a leading role in film The Family That Preys by Tyler Perry. Lathan returned to theatre work in 2010, starring in the all-black performance of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Novello Theatre in London.[3] She reprised her role as Robyn in the Christmas-themed sequel of The Best Man, in The Best Man Holiday (2013). 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.[4]
As a voice actress, from (2009 to 2013), she voiced Donna Tubbs in The Cleveland Show and in all concurrent and subsequent Family Guy appearances, as well as Catwoman on Harley Quinn. Her other notable film credits include Out of Time (2003), Something New (2006), Wonderful World (2009), Contagion (2011), Repentance (2013), The Perfect Guy (2015), and Now You See Me 2 (2016). Lathan also made her directorial debut with the film On the Come Up in 2022.
- ^ a b McCann, Bob (2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Emmy-nominated Sanaa Lathan Plays That's So Random". The Root. September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Sanaa Lathan Joins Jones and Rashad in West End Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 13, 2022). "Paramount Players Movie 'On The Come Up' From 'Succession' Emmy Nominee Sanaa Lathan To Make TIFF World Premiere". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2022.