Sanaa Lathan

ActorProducerDirector Sep 19 (age 54) New York City, New York, USA 1988–2024 (36 year career)

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Biography

Sanaa McCoy Lathan (/səˈnɑ/ born September 19, 1971) is an American stage, film, television, and voice actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. She earned bachelor's degree in English from University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in drama from Yale. She is best known for her roles as Robyn in The Best Man films and subsequent TV miniseries on Peacock, Naomi Hicks on Netflix's Hit & Run, Violet Jones in Nappily Ever After, Ashe Akino o…

Known For

Film

Now You See Me 2

Deputy Director Natalie Austin

Film

Blade

Vanessa

Film

Contagion

Aubrey Cheever

Film

American Assassin

Irene Kennedy

Film

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Alexa Woods

Film

Nappily Ever After

Violet Jones

Film

Out of Time

Ann Merai Harrison

Film

Life

Daisy

Filmography

Acting (59)

Movies (35)

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

2024

as Barbara Jean Maxberry

Young. Wild. Free.

as Janice Huffman

With/In Volume 2

On the Come Up

as Jay

With/In Volume 1

as (segment "Leap")

Native Son

as Trudy Thomas

Lost in America

as Self

Nappily Ever After

as Violet Jones

American Assassin

as Irene Kennedy

Now You See Me 2

as Deputy Director Natalie Austin

6.8

Approaching the Unknown

2016

as Captain Emily Maddox

The Perfect Guy

as Leah Vaughn

Repentance

as Maggie

The Best Man Holiday

as Robyn

Contagion

as Aubrey Cheever

Wonderful World

as Khadi

Powder Blue

as Diana

A Raisin in the Sun

as Beneatha Younger

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

as Andrea

Something New

as Kenya McQueen

The Golden Blaze

as Monica (voice)

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

2004

as Alexa Woods

5.9

Out of Time

2003

as Ann Merai Harrison

Brown Sugar

as Sidney 'Sid' Shaw

Love & Basketball

as Monica Wright

Disappearing Acts

as Zora Banks

Life

as Daisy

The Wood

as Alicia

The Best Man

as Robyn

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

as Nina

Blade

as Vanessa

Drive

as Carolyn Brody

Miracle in the Woods

as Young Lilly

Leap

Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

as Self

Television (24)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self

5.6

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

as Robyn

Hit & Run

as Naomi Hicks

Solos

as Nia (voice)

Harley Quinn

as Catwoman (voice)

The Twilight Zone

as Nina Harrison

Succession

as Lisa Arthur

Shots Fired

as Ashe Akino

The Affair

as Jenelle Wilson

Boss

as Mona Fredricks

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

The Cleveland Show

2009

as Donna Tubbs (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Nip/Tuck

as Michelle Landau

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Sibby Sanders

Family Guy

as Claire Huxtable (voice)

7.4

LateLine

1998

as Briana Gilliam

Built to Last

as Linda

Moesha

as Ebony

In the House

as Charese

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Family Matters

as Allison

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

Unsung Hollywood

Crew (7)

Movies (7)

Young. Wild. Free.

Executive Producer

With/In Volume 2

Director

On the Come Up

Director

With/In Volume 1

Director

Nappily Ever After

Producer

The Perfect Guy

Executive Producer

Leap

Director