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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.