Sanaa Lathan Net Worth is
$9 Million

Mini Biography

Sanaa Lathan, pronounced Sa-NAA, “like Sinatra with no tra”, was created on Sept 19, 1971, in NY, as her actress mom Eleanor McCoy performed in Broadway with famous brands Eartha Kitt, and her director father Stan Lathan worked in back of the scenes in television for PBS. She was subjected to the life span of entertainment and superstars at an extremely early age group, which acquired a profound influence upon her lifestyle. As a kid, she was nurtured in athletics as well as the arts, through trained in Gymnastics and Dance. She afterwards became something of divorced parents, whom she continued to be closely linked to, when you are shuttled to live between them, both, in NY and LA. Those adoring, supportive parents, the extremes of the general public schools of NEW YORK as well as the riches from the 90210 Beverly Hillsides High, served to create, within Sanaa, a humble soul, a competitive character, and a complete knowing of self. Becoming academically competitive and attempting to achieve proficiency to become successful professional, Sanaa started her college matriculation, going to the University or college of California at Berkeley in the liberal arts division, learning British. While an undergraduate, she continuing to nurture the latent desire expressing herself through the arts by carrying out using the “Dark Theater Workshop”. Nearing the finish of her university days with thoughts of what her following move will be, Sanaa regarded as the natural development of an British major to laws college, but her destiny was covered as she was urged to apply straight to the Experts program in the Yale College of Drama with a recruiter. Through the 3 years of working out and skill attainment that Yale offered, Sanaa could visualize how she could efficiently combine her skills, giftedness and cleverness expressing herself through this powerfully expressive talent called performing. She obtained a like for the stage as well as the play greats, like William Shakespeare, by executing in college productions such as for example “Othello”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Winter’s Story” and “Twelfth Evening”. Desiring to reside in New York close to her mother, she started her career executing in off-Broadway productions, such as for example “Por’ Knockers” and “A CELEB Must be Born in Black colored and White”. After viewing her perform in several productions and recognizing her skill and ambitions, her dad counseled and urged her to go to California, to find yourself in the hot-bed of actions that Hollywood could offer her available. Reluctantly, she produced the move and hasn’t turned back again. Upon her personal initiative, without assistance from her accomplished father, she could get notable looks in tv on shows such as for example Inside your home (1995), Moesha (1996), NYPD Blue (1993), Family members Matters (1989) as well as the made-for-TV film, Wonder in the Woods (1997), playing younger personality contrary Della Reese. She also obtained tv series regular assignments in two extremely short-lived sitcoms — Created to Last (1997), that hardly ever got nationwide distribution, and both seasons-canceled NBC sitcom known as LateLine (1998), in the function of the aggressive skill broker for the network news display. Honing her abilities and time for her enthusiasm for the stage, Sanaa also performed in the South Coastline Repertory Theater in the play, “Our City”, and also other productions, while going after her profession in tv and the films. Her first film role emerged in the actions film, Drive (1997), where she performed the estranged wife (“Carolyn Brody”), contrary Kadeem Hardison. Various other brief, but significant roles, emerged in the vampire actions film, Edge (1998), where she performed the mom (“Vanessa Brooks”) of business lead professional Wesley Snipes, as well as the humor, Existence (1999), playing the sweetheart (“Daisy”), opposing Martin Lawrence, as well as the humor/crisis, The Real wood (1999), where she performed the adult sweetheart (“Alicia”), opposing Omar Epps. This opportunity ending up in Epps provided the chance to allow them to build a companionship and real-life partnership. Upon conclusion of The Solid wood (1999) take, Sanaa visited New York to become listed on the ensemble solid on her behalf meatiest part to day in the humor/romantic drama film, The Best Guy (1999). She performed the profession eclectic yet solid girlfriend (“Robin”) function, opposing her fellow The Timber (1999) costar, Taye Diggs. In 2000, she made an appearance in the limited discharge independent humor/crisis, Catfish in Dark Bean Sauce (1999), where, once again, she takes on a sweetheart (“Nina”), this time around within an interracial romantic relationship opposite the article writer/actor movie director, Chi Muoi Lo. Also in 2000, she lent her performing talents beneath the path of her sibling, Tendaji Lathan, in his award-winning film brief, The Cigarette smoker (2000). She also made an appearance in the acclaimed passionate drama, Like & Golf ball (2000), where she performed the lead part (“Monica”) reverse her real-life partner, Omar Epps. Sanaa gave the functionality of her lifestyle in this females- empowering discovery role, compiled by the film’s movie director, Gina Prince-Bythewood. The performing was no issue, but the golf ball was not an art Sanaa possessed. Having hardly ever touched a golf ball and with out a guarantee to getting the component, Sanaa spent almost a year teaching, with her sibling and close friends, with her costar/partner and lastly with a specialist coach to appear to be a specialist ball player because of this film. Bythewood, recognizing the awesome skill of Sanaa, experienced her audition for the business lead part in her following film path, the made-for-television HBO film, Disappearing Serves (2000), predicated on the best-selling book by renowned writer Terry McMillan. Sanaa once again nailed the function, gaining 20 extra few pounds to raised depict the type of the reserve. Sanaa in addition has begun to increase herself available by co-producing a yet-to-be-released film with Queen Latifah. The Los Sides NAACP Theatrical Award Committee compensated Sanaa using a nomination for Greatest Actress on her behalf function in the creation To Take Hands. In 2000, Sanaa received the NAACP Picture honor nomination for Greatest Supporting Actress inside a motion picture on her behalf role in THE VERY BEST Guy (1999). In 2001, she received the NAACP Picture Honor nomination for Greatest Actress within a motion picture on her behalf excellent functionality in Like & Golf ball (2000), she’d continue to earn this most sought after award. Through the same calendar year, she was also nominated for the Indie Heart Award on her behalf role in Appreciate & Golf ball (2000). Taking into consideration the insufficient color in the awarding procedure for the Oscars as well as the Golden Globes in 2001, many dark organizations choose to identify their powerful shows in 2000 among folks of color. Substance Magazine granted Sanaa the OMAR for Greatest Actress. Wager allowed fans to choose winners that Sanaa won Greatest Actress on her behalf role in Like & Golf ball (2000) in the film category aswell as Greatest Actress in the tv screen film or mini-series category on her behalf function in Disappearing Serves. The online newspaper Reelimagemagazine.com also allowed supporters and a specialist panel to choose winners because of its honours. Again Sanaa gained Greatest Actress on her behalf role in Like & Golf ball (2000). Loved, adored and backed by her family members, close friends, fellow actors and devotees, furthermore to possessing that natural splendor, intelligence and gifted talent, Sanaa gets the potential to sail in addition to the rates of various other prominent stars. With limited-yet-growing assignments or possibilities for African-Americans, generally, in film and females specifically, Sanaa is normally likely to break the obstacles and forge her method into film background at an unparalleled and uninhibited design, both before and behind the camcorder, available. The name Sanaa means both “masterpiece of design” and “beauty” in Swahili — how suitable the name.

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Quick Facts

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
Nationality	American
Parents	Stan Lathan, Eleanor McCoy
Siblings	Tendaji Lathan, Arielle Lathan, Colette Lathan, Lilane Lathan
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Awards	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, Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry, Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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, Powder Blue, Life, Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, Miracle in the Woods, The Golden Blaze, Drive, Night of the Hurricane, War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave, Tilda, Macbett (The Caribbean Macbeth)
TV Shows	The Cleveland Show, Boss, Nip/Tuck, LateLine, Built to Last