Sanaa Lathan
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 25.437
Birthday 1971-09-19
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Sanaa McCoy Lathan,
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Out of Time
2003

Out of Time

Life
1999

Life

A Raisin in the Sun
2008

A Raisin in the Sun

Wonderful World
2009

Wonderful World

Blade
1998

Blade

Love & Basketball
2000

Love & Basketball

Something New
2006

Something New

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Brown Sugar
2002

Brown Sugar

The Best Man
1999

The Best Man

The Wood
1999

The Wood

Disappearing Acts
2000

Disappearing Acts

Contagion
2011

Contagion

Powder Blue
2009

Powder Blue

Repentance
2014

Repentance

The Best Man Holiday
2013

The Best Man Holiday

Now You See Me 2
2016

Now You See Me 2

The Perfect Guy
2015

The Perfect Guy

Approaching the Unknown
2016

Approaching the Unknown

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Drive
1997

Drive

American Assassin
2017

American Assassin

Native Son
2019

Native Son

Nappily Ever After
2018

Nappily Ever After

Miracle in the Woods
1997

Miracle in the Woods

With/In Volume 1
2021

With/In Volume 1

The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
2024

The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat

On the Come Up
2022

On the Come Up

The Golden Blaze
2005

The Golden Blaze

With/In Volume 2
2022

With/In Volume 2

Leap

Leap

Young. Wild. Free.
2023

Young. Wild. Free.