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Nia Long

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Recent Role:
Roberta Tubbs (1.1-1.13) on The Cleveland Show
Gender:
Female
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York
Birth Name:
Nitara Carlynn Long
A charismatic actress who possesses equal parts beauty and talent, Nia Long became a fixture of many African-American ensemble films of the late 1990s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 30, 1970, Long developed an interest in acting at an early age. She received training from Betty Bridges, mother of former child star Todd Bridges (best known for his role on the TV series Diff'rent Strokes.



… More Long got her start on TV, playing a character on the soap opera Guiding Light from 1991 to 1993. She earned her first helping of fame with her role on the popular sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which cast her as Will Smith's love interest. The actress made her film debut in John Singleton's acclaimed Boyz 'N the Hood (1991), sharing the screen with the likes of Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Angela Bassett, and Laurence Fishburne. She followed the film with Made in America (1993), a comedy that cast her as the daughter of Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson and also co-starred Will Smith.

Long subsequently established herself as a strong presence in romantic dramas and comedies, carving out a niche in such films as Soul Food (1997), Love Jones (1997) and The Best Man (1999). The actress also ventured into a number of other genres, as demonstrated by her roles in films ranging from supernatural horror Stigmata (1999) to big business crime drama The Boiler Room (2000) to inner-city police thriller In Too Deep (1999).

Long got a son, named Massai Zhivago Dorsey II, November 26, 2000, with Massay Z. Dorsey

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    9.8 Superb
    An exceptionally talented black actress, in a very 'juicy' role. hide show

    Nia is truly one terrifically talented young woman, whose career gets better as time goes on, as seen by the choices she's made when it comes to the roles she's taken on. Very good in 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air', gripping portrail in 'Third Watch', and now gutsy 'side-kick'(?) to Michael Vartan (character: James Walker, talk about working with the best of the best?) in 'Big Shots'.

    Can't wait to see where the writer's, producers, go with these two, but hopefully it will last longer than some other interracial ones that have (Peter Petrelli and Simone 'Heores') in the past.

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    beaja Added Oct 21, 2007 All my reviews
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    Nia Long is really a talented actress. In every role she really makes you believe that she actually is the character she's portraying. This sense of realism is what makes her really stand out above the masses of the rest of actresses today. My favorite movie of her's is "Boiler Room."

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    amauriel Added Mar 6, 2007 All my reviews
 

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