Sanaa Lathan

Name: Sanaa Lathan
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: September 19, 1971
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Profession: actress
Education: University of California, Berkeley
Father: Stan Lathan (director; born on July 8, 1945)
Mother: Eleanor McCoy (actress)
   
FAN MAIL:
William Morris Agency
One William Morris Place
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
USA

SANAA LATHAN NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Appearing on Broadway as Beneatha in Raisin In The Sun (April 2004)
  • Says her name is pronounced Sa-NA, like Sinatra without the tra
  • Her name is Swahili for work of art.
  • Sanaa was raised partly in Beverly Hills with her father, director Stan Lathan. She lived the other part in New York with her mother, Eleanor McCoy, a Broadway stage actress.
  • Voted one of Ebony magazine's 55 Most Beautiful People. [2000]
  • Gained twenty pounds for her role in DISAPPEARING ACTS.

Quotes
  • "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."

Awards
  • Black Reel Awards: Best Actress, OUT OF TIME (2004)
  • Theatre World Award for A Raisin in the Sun (2004)
  • Acapulco Black Film Festival: Rising Star Award (2001)
  • BET Awards: Best Actress, LOVE & BASKETBALL (2001)
  • Black Reel Theatrical: Best Actress, LOVE & BASKETBALL (2001)
  • Image Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, LOVE & BASKETBALL (2001)