Now You See Me 2 (2016) as Deputy Director Natalie Austin
Short Info
Net Worth
$4 Million
Date Of Birth
September 19, 1971
Fact
Graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a B.A. in English.
Sanaa Lathan is an American actress and voice actress. She has starred in many films, including Love & Basketball, The Best Man, The Wood, Blade, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, The Perfect Guy and The Family That Preys. Lathan was born on September 19, 1971 in New York City, to African-American parents. Her father, Stan Lathan, is a television director and producer, and her mother, Eleanor McCoy, was an actress and singer. She has two brothers, one of whom is actor/director Steve Lathan. Lathan was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied English and drama.
After graduation, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Lathan’s first film role was in the 1998 film Blade. She has since starred in a number of films, including Love & Basketball, The Best Man, The Wood, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, The Perfect Guy and The Family That Preys. Lathan has also appeared in a number of television shows, including NYPD Blue, ER, Nip/Tuck and American Horror Story: Coven. In addition to her acting career, Lathan is also a successful voice actress.
She has lent her voice to a number of animated films and television shows, including The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, The Cleveland Show and Family Guy. Lathan has been nominated for a number of awards, including an NAACP Image Award, a BET Award and a Satellite Award. She has also won a NAACP Image Award and a BET Award. Lathan’s net worth is estimated to be $4 million.
General Info
Full Name
Sanaa Lathan
Net Worth
$4 Million
Date Of Birth
September 19, 1971
Height
1.7 m
Profession
Voice Actor
Education
Yale School of Drama, Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, Yale University
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, BET Award for Best Actress, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress
Nominations
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Independ...
Movies
The Perfect Guy, Love & Basketball, Now You See Me 2, The Best Man Holiday, Alien vs. Predator, The Best Man, Something New, Out of Time, Brown Sugar, Approaching the Unknown, Blade, The Family That Preys, American Assassin, Disappearing Acts, The Wood, Vipaka, A Raisin in the Sun, Wonderful World, ...
TV Shows
The Cleveland Show, Boss, Nip/Tuck, LateLine, Built to Last
I grew up in the business. My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer, she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress.
Facts
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Fact
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Appearing on Broadway as Beneatha in "Raisin In The Sun". [April 2004]
2
Graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a B.A. in English.
Voted one of Ebony magazine's 55 Most Beautiful People. [2000]
8
Says her name is pronounced Sa-NA, "like Sinatra without the tra".
9
Her name is Swahili for "work of art".
10
Yale School of Drama graduate.
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Sanaa was raised partly in Beverly Hills with her father, director Stan Lathan, and partly in New York with her mother, Eleanor McCoy, a Broadway stage actress.
