Nia Long
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Nia Talita Long 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).
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Nia Long is an American actor and motivational speaker. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began her work period in 1991. She is a female human who speaks, writes, and signs in the English language. Her family name is Long.
Long has been unmarried to Mick Jagger and Ime Udoka. She has two children and is related to Sommore. Her professional work includes roles in acting for both film and television.
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Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Nia Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, and Are We There Yet? Long was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Her family is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. Her name, Nia, is one…
Known for
- Michael — Katherine Jackson2026
- Number One on the Call Sheet — Self2025
- You People — Fatima2023
- Missing — Grace2023
- Look Both Ways — Lucy Galloway2022
- The Best Man: The Final Chapters — Jordan Armstrong2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest2022
- Life in a Year — Catherine2020
- The Banker — Eunice Garrett2020
- Fatal Affair — Ellie Warren2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Nia Talita Long , ( 1970-10-30 ) October 30, 1970 (age 55) , New York City , U.S
- Education
- Westchester High School
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Partner
- Ime Udoka (2010–2022)
- Relatives
- Sommore (half-sister)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Long
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Nia Long 2012.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Nia Long
- date of birth
- 1970-10-30
- relative
- Sommore
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- social media followers
- 1215887
- writing language
- English language
- unmarried partner
- Ime Udoka
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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