
Nia Long
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…
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Filmography
Acting (83)
Movies (47)
Michael
2026 Upcomingas Katherine Jackson
Apr 22
Last Friday
2026 Upcomingas Debbie
Jul 17
Missing
2023as Grace
You People
2023as Fatima
Look Both Ways
2022as Lucy Galloway
Life in a Year
2020as Catherine
The Banker
2020as Eunice Garrett
Fatal Affair
2020as Ellie Warren
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
2019as Jennifer
Beaches
2017as Hillary Whitney
Roxanne Roxanne
2017as Ms. Peggy
Lemon
2017as Cleo
Keanu
2016as Hannah
The Single Moms Club
2014as May Miller
The Best Man Holiday
2013as Jordan Armstrong
Mooz-lum
2011as Safiyah
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011as Self
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009as Self
Good Hair
2009as Self
Gospel Hill
2008as Mrs. Palmer
Premonition
2007as Annie
Are We Done Yet?
2007as Suzanne Persons
Big Momma's House 2
2006as Sherri
Are We There Yet?
2005as Suzanne Kingston
Alfie
2004as Lonette
Baadasssss!
2004as Sandra
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003as Self
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
2002as Lou
Big Momma's House
2000as Sherry Pierce
Boiler Room
2000as Abbie Halpert
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000as Karen
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000as Leslie
Held Up
1999as Rae
Stigmata
1999as Donna Chadway
In Too Deep
1999as Myra
The Best Man
1999as Jordan Armstrong
The Secret Laughter of Women
1999as Nimi Da Silva
Butter
1998as Carmen Jones
Love Jones
1997as Nina Mosley
Soul Food
1997as Robin (Bird)
Hav Plenty
1997as Trudy
Friday
1995as Debbie
Made in America
1993as Zora Mathews
Boyz n the Hood
1991as Brandi
Buried Alive
1989as Fingers
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986as Darla Perkins
Don't Ever Wonder
Television (36)
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022as Self - Guest
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022as Jordan Armstrong
#blackAF
2020as Lavette
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
Dear White People
2017as Neika Hobbs
Uncle Buck
2016as Cindy Russell
Empire
2015as Giuliana
The Divide
2014as Billie Page
The Goldbergs
2013as Lucy Somers
House of Lies
2012as Tamara
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009as Shay Mosley
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009as Shay Mosley
The Cleveland Show
2009as Roberta Tubbs (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009as Self
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
Big Shots
2007as Katie Graham
Boston Legal
2004as Vanessa Walker
The Tony Danza Show
2004as Self
America Beyond the Color Line
2004as Self
Everwood
2002as Cassie
106 & Park
2000
Third Watch
1999as Sasha Monroe
Third Watch
1999as Sasha Monroe
Judging Amy
1999as Andrea Solomon
The Daily Show
1996as Self - Guest
Moesha
1996as Babysitter
Live Shot
1995as Ramona Greer
ER
1994as Christy Wilson
Living Single
1993as Stacey
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993as Self - Guest
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990as Claudia
People's Choice Awards
1975as Self - Presenter
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954as Darla Perkins
Unsung Hollywood
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