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Nia Long
Highest Rated: 96% Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Lowest Rated: 5% Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
Birthday: Oct 30, 1970
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Nia Long impressed as Cuba Gooding Jr.'s girlfriend in "Boyz in the Hood" (1991) and charmed opposite Will Smith in "Made in America" (1993) and on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC, 1990-96). Achieving movie stardom, she scored memorable roles in such hits as "Friday" (1995), "Love Jones" (1997), "Soul Food" (1997), "Hav Plenty" (1997), "Held Up" (1999), "Stigmata" (1999) and "The Best Man" (1999), for which she won a Best Actress Image Award. Long also scored small roles in "The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy" (2000) and "Boiler Room" (2000), but ascended to box office heaven with roles in the blockbusters "Big Momma's House" (2000) and its 2006 sequel. She earned critical acclaim as undercover detective Sasha Monroe on "Third Watch" (NBC, 1999-2005), which earned her an additional two Best Actress Image Awards. After a supporting turn in "Alfie" (2004), she starred opposite Ice Cube in the family-friendly comedies "Are We There Yet?" (2005) and "Are We Done Yet?" (2007). One of the premier African-American leading ladies of her era, Nia Long proved she was an exceptional talent deserving of bigger and better roles.
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Michael | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
| 88% | 90% | Missing | Grace (Character) | $32.4M | 2023 |
| 40% | 34% | You People | Fatima (Character) | - | 2023 |
| 62% | 71% | Look Both Ways | Lucy (Character) | - | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | Life in a Year | Catherine (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 18% | 16% | Fatal Affair |
Ellie Warren (Character), Producer |
- | 2020 |
| 79% | 100% | The Banker | Eunice Garrett (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 44% | 68% | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | Jennifer (Character) | $22.3M | 2019 |
| 70% | 62% | Roxanne Roxanne | Ms. Peggy Gooden (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 55% | 35% | Lemon | Cleo (Character) | $29.1K | 2017 |
| 50% | 31% | Beaches | Hillary (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 78% | 55% | Keanu | Hannah (Character) | $20.6M | 2016 |
| 18% | 58% | Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club | May (Character) | $16.0M | 2014 |
| 71% | 83% | The Best Man Holiday | Jordan Armstrong (Character) | $70.5M | 2013 |
| 80% | 78% | Mooz-lum | Safiyah (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 94% | 69% | Good Hair | Self | $4.2M | 2009 |
| 7% | 30% | Are We Done Yet? | Suzanne (Character) | $49.6M | 2007 |
| 8% | 50% | Premonition | Annie (Character) | $47.9M | 2007 |
| 5% | 58% | Big Momma's House 2 | Sherry Pierce (Character) | $70.2M | 2006 |
| 11% | 45% | Are We There Yet? | Suzanne Kingston (Character) | $82.3M | 2005 |
| 48% | 51% | Alfie | Lonette (Character) | $13.4M | 2004 |
| 91% | 84% | Baadasssss! | Sandra (Character) | $365.2K | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 11% | Sightings: Heartland Ghost | Lou (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 64% | 71% | The Broken Hearts Club | Leslie (Character) | $1.7M | 2000 |
| 30% | 57% | Big Momma's House | Sherry (Character) | $117.6M | 2000 |
| 17% | 42% | Held Up | Rae (Character) | $4.7M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Karen (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 66% | 78% | Boiler Room | Abby (Character) | $16.9M | 2000 |
| 22% | 63% | Stigmata | Donna Chadway (Character) | $50.0M | 1999 |
| 72% | 86% | The Best Man | Jordan Armstrong (Character) | $34.1M | 1999 |
| 39% | 75% | In Too Deep | Myra (Character) | $14.0M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | The Secret Laughter of Women | Nimi Da Silva (Character) | - | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 68% | Butter | Carmen Jones (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 36% | 83% | Hav Plenty | Trudy (Character) | $2.3M | 1997 |
| 82% | 86% | Soul Food | Bird (Character) | $43.5M | 1997 |
| 76% | 97% | Love Jones | Nina Mosley (Character) | $12.5M | 1997 |
| 76% | 91% | Friday | Debbie (Character) | $27.4M | 1995 |
| 32% | 29% | Made in America | Zora Mathews (Character) | $41.8M | 1993 |
| 96% | 93% | Boyz N the Hood | Brandi, Tre's Girlfriend (Character) | $55.1M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 28% | Buried Alive | Fingers (Character) | - | 1990 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 31% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2023 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 1999 2023 |
| 91% | 93% | The Best Man: The Final Chapters | Unknown (Character) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Let the World See | Unknown (Voice) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2013-2014 2016-2018 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | NCIS: Los Angeles | Executive Assistant Director Shay Mosley (Character) | 2017-2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2013-2014 2016 2018 |
| 84% | 48% | Empire | Giuliana Green (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2007 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2017 |
| 30% | 45% | Uncle Buck | Alexis (Character) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2014 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mo'Nique Show | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |
| 92% | 97% | The Divide | Billie Page (Character) | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 106 & Park | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2009 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | The Cleveland Show |
Roberta Tubbs (Voice), Executive Producer |
2009-2013 |
| 6% | No Score Yet | Big Shots | Katie Graham (Character) | 2007-2008 |
| 86% | 94% | Boston Legal | Vanessa Walker (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 93% | No Score Yet | Everwood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Third Watch |
Officer Sasha Monroe (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2003-2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001-2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moesha | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Christy Wilson (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| 44% | No Score Yet | Live Shot | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 91% | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 1994-1995 |