Sanaa Lathan
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1971-09-19 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sanaa McCoy Lathan
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 on Fox's drama Shots Fired, Deputy Director Natalie Austin in Now You See Me 2 (2016), Leah Vaughn in The Perfect Guy (2015), Jenelle Wilson on Showtime's drama The Affair, Mona Fredricks on Starz' drama Boss, Andrea in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008), Beneatha Younger in ABC's film adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun (2008), Kenya McQueen in Something New (2006), Ann Merai Harrison in Out of Time (2004), Sidney 'Sid' Shaw in Brown Sugar (2002), Monica Wright in Love & Basketball (2000), Zora Banks in Disappearing Acts (2000), Alicia in The Wood (1999), Vanessa Brooks - the mother of Wesley Snipes' title character - in Blade (1998), and Briana Gilliam on NBC's sitcom Lateline.
She had recurring roles on HBO's Succession and FX's Nip/Tuck, and starred on NBC's short-lived sitcom Built to Last. In 2022, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, for her work on the television series Succession.
Her other movie credits include With/In Vol 1 (2021) and Vol 2 (2022), American Assassin (2017), Contagion (2011), Powder Blue (2009), AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004), and more. She voiced Catwoman on HBO's animated series Harley Quinn, and Donna Tubbs on The Cleveland Show and on all Family Guy appearances.
In 2004, she starred on Broadway as Beneatha Younger in A Raisin in the Sun with Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad, and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress. She later reprise her role in the 2008 film adaptation. In 2010, she starred in the all-black performance of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Novello Theatre in London.
Known For
TV Shows (23)
Family Guy
1999
as Claire Huxtable (voice) / Muhammad Ali's Wife (voice) / Donna Tubbs (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Sibby Sanders
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Michelle Landau
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Succession
2018
as Lisa Arthur
Family Matters
1989
as Allison
The Affair
2014
as Jenelle Wilson / Janelle Wilson
The Cleveland Show
2009
as Donna Tubbs (voice)
Harley Quinn
2019
as Catwoman (voice)
Moesha
1996
as Ebony
The Twilight Zone
2019
as Nina Harrison
Boss
2011
as Mona Fredricks
In the House
1995
as Charese
Hit & Run
2021
as Naomi Hicks
Solos
2021
as Nia (voice)
Shots Fired
2017
as Ashe Akino
LateLine
1998
as Briana Gilliam
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
as Robyn
Unsung Hollywood
Movies (38)
Now You See Me 2
2016
as Deputy Director Natalie Austin
Blade
1998
as Vanessa
American Assassin
2017
as Irene Kennedy
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
as Alexa Woods
Contagion
2011
as Aubrey Cheever
Life
1999
as Daisy
Wonderful World
2009
as Khadi
Out of Time
2003
as Ann Merai Harrison
The Best Man Holiday
2013
as Robyn
Something New
2006
as Kenya McQueen
Love & Basketball
2000
as Monica Wright
Approaching the Unknown
2016
as Captain Emily Maddox
Powder Blue
2009
as Diana
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Affair
as Angela Brooks (Estate Attorney)
Brown Sugar
2002
as Sidney 'Sid' Shaw
Nappily Ever After
2018
as Violet Jones
The Perfect Guy
2015
as Leah Vaughn
Drive
1997
as Carolyn Brody
Repentance
2014
as Maggie
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
as Barbara Jean Maxberry
The Best Man
1999
as Robyn
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
as Beneatha Younger
On the Come Up
2022
as Jay
Disappearing Acts
2000
as Zora Banks
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
as Andrea
Native Son
2019
as Trudy Thomas
Miracle in the Woods
1997
as Young Lilly
The Wood
1999
as Alicia
Young. Wild. Free.
2023
as Janice Huffman
A Blue Butterfly
as Emily
Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"
2008
as Self
Tilt
With/In Volume 1
2021
as (segment "Leap")
The Golden Blaze
2005
as Monica (voice)
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce
1999
as Nina
Lost in America
2019
as Self
Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”
as Self
Leap
About Sanaa Lathan
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 on Fox's drama Shots Fired, Deputy Director Natalie… With 61 credits spanning from 1988 to 2024, Sanaa Lathan has appeared in 38 films and 23 TV shows.
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- Now You See Me 2 (2016) — as Deputy Director Natalie Austin
- Blade (1998) — as Vanessa
- American Assassin (2017) — as Irene Kennedy
- AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) — as Alexa Woods
- Contagion (2011) — as Aubrey Cheever
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