Sanaa Lathan
Born
9/19/1971, New York, New YorkBirth Name
Sanaa McCoy LathanGender
FemaleAlso Known As
Sanna Lathan
Biography
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Daughter of a Broadway dancer and a producer, Sanaa Lathan was exposed to the life of entertainment and stars at a very early age. She started out performing in Off-Broadway productions in New-York and then move to California to get into the hot bed of action that Hollywood…more
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Star (19)
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Boss
Mona Fredricks
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S 2:
Ep 10
True Enough
10/19/12
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Ep 9
Clinch
10/12/12
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Ep 8
Consequence
10/5/12
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Ep 7
The Conversation
9/28/12
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Ep 6
Backflash
9/21/12
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S 2:
Ep 10
True Enough
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The Cleveland Show
Donna Tubbs
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S 3:
Ep 21
Mama Drama
5/13/12
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S 3:
Ep 18
B.M.O.C.
4/29/12
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S 3:
Ep 17
American Prankster
4/15/12
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S 3:
Ep 16
Frapp Attack
4/1/12
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S 3:
Ep 15
The Men in Me
3/25/12
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S 3:
Ep 21
Mama Drama
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Contagion
Star2011
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The Cleveland Show
Donna
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S 1:
Ep 16
Brown Knight
3/28/10
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S 1:
Ep 10
Field of Streams
1/3/10
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S 1:
Ep 8
From Bed to Worse
11/29/09
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S 1:
Ep 5
Cleveland Jr.'s Cherry Bomb
11/8/09
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S 1:
Ep 4
Birth of a Salesman
10/18/09
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S 1:
Ep 16
Brown Knight
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Wonderful World
Khadi2009
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Andrea2008
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The Family That Preys
Star2008
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Something New
Star2006
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The Golden Blaze
Star2005
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Alien Vs. Predator
Alexa Woods2004
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Out of Time
Ann Merai Harrison2003
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Brown Sugar
Star2002
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Catfish In Black Bean Sauce
Star2001
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Love And Basketball
Star2000
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LateLine (1998)
Briana
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S 3:
Ep 3
Mona Moves Up
12/25/99
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S 3:
Ep 2
The Christian Guy
12/11/99
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S 3:
Ep 1
The Seventh Plague
12/4/99
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S 2:
Ep 6
Karp's Night Out
3/16/99
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S 2:
Ep 5
Svadharma
1/27/99
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S 3:
Ep 3
Mona Moves Up
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The Best Man
Robin1999
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Blade
Vanessa1998
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Built to Last
Toya
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S 1:
Ep 3
A Family Affair
10/15/97
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Apple Doesn't Fall Too Far...
10/8/97
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S 1:
Ep 1
Pilot
9/24/97
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S 1:
Ep 3
A Family Affair
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Tilda
Sasha Litt
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Boss
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Recurring Role (1)
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Nip/Tuck
Michelle Landau
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S 4:
Ep 15
Gala Gallardo
12/12/06
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Ep 14
Willy Ward
12/5/06
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S 4:
Ep 13
Reefer
11/28/06
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S 4:
Ep 12
Diana Lubey
11/21/06
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S 4:
Ep 9
Liz Cruz
10/31/06
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S 4:
Ep 15
Gala Gallardo
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Nip/Tuck
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Guest Star (14)
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TMZ on TV
Herself
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S 5:
Ep 7
Episode #5.007
9/12/11
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S 5:
Ep 7
Episode #5.007
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Family Guy
Donna Tubbs
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S 8:
Ep 19
The Splendid Source
5/16/10
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S 8:
Ep 19
The Splendid Source
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 88
Jean Reno/Sanaa Lathan
2/9/06
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S 2:
Ep 88
Jean Reno/Sanaa Lathan
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Herself
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S 13:
Ep 75
Steve Carell, Sanaa Lathan, Lewis Taylor
1/27/06
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S 13:
Ep 75
Steve Carell, Sanaa Lathan, Lewis Taylor
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The Tavis Smiley Show
Herself
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S 1:
Ep 148
Matthew Scott, Sanaa Lathan
8/28/04
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S 1:
Ep 148
Matthew Scott, Sanaa Lathan
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Coming Attractions
Guest Star
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S 5:
Ep 22
Celluar; The Village; Alien Vs. Predator; Little Black Book
7/15/04
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S 5:
Ep 22
Celluar; The Village; Alien Vs. Predator; Little Black Book
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106 & Park
Herself
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S 2:
Ep 45
Wyclef & Ashanti/Erykah Badu Performance
9/16/03
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S 2:
Ep 45
Wyclef & Ashanti/Erykah Badu Performance
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106 & Park
herself
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NYPD Blue
Shirley Barish
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S 5:
Ep 11
You're Under a Rasta
1/6/98
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S 5:
Ep 11
You're Under a Rasta
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Built to Last
Linda
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S 1:
Ep 1
Pilot
9/24/97
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S 1:
Ep 1
Pilot
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101 Dalmatians: The Series
Sydney
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Family Matters
Allison
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S 8:
Ep 14
Revenge of the Nerd
1/3/97
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S 8:
Ep 14
Revenge of the Nerd
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Moesha
Ebony
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S 2:
Ep 10
A Concerted Effort (2)
11/5/96
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S 2:
Ep 9
A Concerted Effort (1)
11/5/96
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S 2:
Ep 10
A Concerted Effort (2)
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In the House
Charese
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S 3:
Ep 8
The Curse of Hill House
10/28/96
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Ep 8
The Curse of Hill House
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TMZ on TV
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Sanaa was ranked #21 in Celebrity Sleuth magazine's "The 25 Sexiest Women of 2005" in 2004.
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Sanaa was ranked #68 in Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" in 2001.
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Sanaa was named one of Ebony magazine's "55 Most Beautiful People" in 2000.
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She played Sidney 'Sid' Shaw in the movie Brown Sugar.
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Sanaa was nominated for a Tony Award in 2004 for the stage version of Raisin in the Sun.
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In 2004, Sanaa won "Best Performance by an Actress" at the American Black Film Festival for her work in the film Out of Time.
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Sanaa astrological sign is Virgo.
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In 2001, she received the NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Actress in a motion picture for her performance in Love and Basketball.
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In 2000, she received the NAACP Image honor nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture for her role in The Best Man.
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She's 5'7" (1.70m) tall.
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She will play Beneatha Younger in the upcoming movie, A Raisin in the sun (2007).
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In 2003, she played Ann Marei Harrison in Out of Time co-starring Denzel Washington.
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In 2006, she played the role of Kenya Denise McQueen in Something New co-starring with Simon Baker.
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The name Sanaa means both "work of art" and "beauty" in Swahili.
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Quotes
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Sanaa: (Talking about her first experience on a movie set) Blade was my first movie. I was just terrified. I didn't know what was going on.
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Sanaa: I'll eventually go back to theater because the feeling of being on stage where you have the audience right there, you can't replace that with anything.
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Sanaa: I love making movies. I love the fact that movies are forever. When I'm 80, my grandkids can see me in Love and Basketball and in Brown Sugar.
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Sanaa: (While filming AVP) I did work out every day. I needed it to have the endurance to do what needed to be done and not get hurt. I have such a new respect for action stars now.
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Sanaa: (Talking about her audition for Love n' Basketball) I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.
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Sanaa: Some of us just have to work harder to stay in the game.
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Sanaa: We all have ideas about who we are, and sometimes we do step outside of that box.
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Sanaa: Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy.
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