Nia Long
Birthplace: Brooklyn
Born: 1970-10-30
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; motivational speaker; television actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Nia Talita Long (/ˈniə/ NEE-yə; born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film Boyz n the Hood (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991–1995). Long then appeared in the films Friday (1995), Love Jones (1997), and Soul Food (1997).
Long is known for her roles in the films The Best Man (1999), Big Momma's House (2000) and the Michael Jackson biopic Michael (2026), where she portrayed his mother Katherine Jackson. On television, Long portrayed Sasha Monroe on the crime drama series Third Watch (2003–2005) and has starred on the Fox drama series Empire (2017), and the CBS action series NCIS: Los Angeles (2017–2018). Long has received several accolades, including two NAACP Image Awards and a Black Reel Award.
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Michael (2026) — Katherine Jackson
- Missing (2023) — Grace Allen
- You People (2023) — Fatima
- Fatal Affair (2020)
- Life in a Year (2020) — Catherine
- The Banker (2020) — Eunice Garrett
- 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) — Jennifer
- Beaches (2017) — Hillary Whitney
- Lemon (2017) — Cleo
- Roxanne Roxanne (2017) — Peggy
- Keanu (2016) — Hannah
- The Single Moms Club (2014) — May
- The Best Man Holiday (2013) — Jordan Armstrong
- Mooz-Lum (2010) — Safiq
- Are We Done Yet? (2007) — Suzanne Persons
- Premonition (2007) — Annie
- Big Momma's House 2 (2006) — Sherri
- Are We There Yet? (2005) — Suzanne Kingston
- Alfie (2004) — Lonette
- How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) — Sandra
- Sightings: Heartland Ghost (2002)
- Big Momma's House (2000) — Sherry Pierce
- Boiler Room (2000) — Abbie Halpert
- Held Up (1999) — Rae
- In Too Deep (1999) — Myra
- Stigmata (1999) — Donna Chadway
- The Best Man (1999) — Jordan Armstrong
- Butter (1998)
- Love Jones (1997) — Nina Mosley
- Soul Food (1997) — Bird
- Friday (1995) — Debbie
- Made in America (1993) — Zora Mathews
- Boyz N The Hood (1991) — Brandi
- Buried Alive (1990)
- The B.R.A.T. Patrol (1986)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Ice Cube · 4 films
- Terrence Howard · 4 films
- Morris Chestnut · 3 films
- Omar Epps · 3 films
- Aleisha Allen · 2 films
- Cuba Gooding Jr. · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.