Nia Long

ActorProducer Oct 30 (age 55) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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Biography

Nia Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, and Are We There Yet? Long was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Her family is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. Her name, Nia, is one of the seven days of Kwanzaa, which means purpose in Swahili. Long's parents divorced when she was two…

Known For

Film

Life in a Year

Catherine

Film

Boyz n the Hood

Brandi

Film

Friday

Debbie

Film

NCIS: Los Angeles

Shay Mosley

Film

The Banker

Eunice Garrett

Film

Missing

Grace

Film

Premonition

Annie

Film

Big Momma's House

Sherry Pierce

Filmography

Acting (83)

Movies (47)

Michael

2026 Upcoming

as Katherine Jackson

Apr 22

Last Friday

2026 Upcoming

as Debbie

Jul 17

Missing

as Grace

You People

as Fatima

Look Both Ways

as Lucy Galloway

Life in a Year

as Catherine

The Banker

as Eunice Garrett

Fatal Affair

as Ellie Warren

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

as Jennifer

Beaches

as Hillary Whitney

Roxanne Roxanne

as Ms. Peggy

Lemon

as Cleo

Keanu

as Hannah

The Single Moms Club

as May Miller

The Best Man Holiday

as Jordan Armstrong

Mooz-lum

as Safiyah

The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

as Self

‘Friday’ Straight Up

as Self

Good Hair

as Self

Gospel Hill

as Mrs. Palmer

Premonition

as Annie

Are We Done Yet?

as Suzanne Persons

Big Momma's House 2

as Sherri

Are We There Yet?

as Suzanne Kingston

Alfie

as Lonette

Baadasssss!

as Sandra

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

2003

as Self

4.5

Sightings: Heartland Ghost

as Lou

Big Momma's House

as Sherry Pierce

Boiler Room

as Abbie Halpert

If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000

as Karen

6.5

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

as Leslie

Held Up

as Rae

Stigmata

as Donna Chadway

In Too Deep

as Myra

The Best Man

as Jordan Armstrong

The Secret Laughter of Women

as Nimi Da Silva

Butter

as Carmen Jones

Love Jones

as Nina Mosley

Soul Food

as Robin (Bird)

Hav Plenty

as Trudy

Friday

as Debbie

Made in America

as Zora Mathews

Boyz n the Hood

as Brandi

Buried Alive

as Fingers

The B.R.A.T. Patrol

as Darla Perkins

Don't Ever Wonder

Television (36)

Number One on the Call Sheet

2025

as Self

4.3

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self - Guest

5.6

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

as Jordan Armstrong

#blackAF

as Lavette

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Dear White People

as Neika Hobbs

Uncle Buck

as Cindy Russell

Empire

as Giuliana

The Divide

as Billie Page

The Goldbergs

as Lucy Somers

House of Lies

as Tamara

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Shay Mosley

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Shay Mosley

The Cleveland Show

as Roberta Tubbs (voice)

5.9

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

as Self

7.3

The Wendy Williams Show

Big Shots

as Katie Graham

Boston Legal

as Vanessa Walker

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

America Beyond the Color Line

as Self

Everwood

as Cassie

106 & Park

Third Watch

as Sasha Monroe

Third Watch

as Sasha Monroe

Judging Amy

as Andrea Solomon

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

Moesha

as Babysitter

Live Shot

as Ramona Greer

as Christy Wilson

Living Single

as Stacey

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990

as Claudia

7.9

People's Choice Awards

1975

as Self - Presenter

9.0

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Darla Perkins

7.8

Unsung Hollywood

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story

Executive Producer

Fatal Affair

Producer

Don't Ever Wonder

Producer