Nia Long

Nia Long

Age
42
Birthday
Oct. 30th, 1970
Born in
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height
5' 2"

Nia Long's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Third Watch TV Show
Third Watch
Big Shots TV Show
Big Shots
The Jon Stewart Show TV Show
The Jon Stewart Show
 

Main Movie Roles

2009 - Good Hair
2008 - Gospel Hill
2007 - Are We Done Yet?
2006 - Big Momma's House 2
2005 - Are We There Yet?
2004 - Alfie
2003 - How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass
2001 - The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000 - Boiler Room
2000 - Big Momma's House
1999 - The Best Man
1999 - Stigmata
1999 - In Too Deep
1999 - Held Up
1997 - Love Jones
1997 - Soul Food
1995 - Friday
1993 - Made in America
1991 - Boyz n the Hood
1990 - Buried Alive

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Roberta Tubbs (Voiced)
15
Tamara
8
Andrea Solomon
6
Vanessa Walker
3
Babysitter
2
Darla Perkins
1
Melissa Randolph
1
Christy Wilson
1
Cassie
1
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BIOGRAPHY:

Nia Long was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Doc and Talita Long. Nia's parents divorced when she was a little over two years old. She moved with her mother to Iowa City, Iowa, where her mother studied fine arts, and then to a lower-middle-class South Central Los Angeles neighborhood when Nia was seven. She attended Catholic school for a while and studied ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, guitar and acting. Due to the lack of employment opportunities in the Arts in Los Angeles when Nia and Talita first arrived there, Talita took various low-paying jobs, in spite of being equipped with two master's degrees, that resulted in financial straits for the mother and daughter. Nia's motivation to be successful was driven by her desire to help ease her mother's financial burden.


TRIVIA:
  • Was a registered Girl Scout.
  • She and Massai Z. Dorsey were to wed in June 2001, but ended their relationship before getting married to each other.
  • Career got started by 'Betty A. Bridges' (qv), mother of actor 'Todd Bridges' (qv). Betty was her acting coach for 15 years.
  • She beat out Jada Pinkett (Will Smith's future wife) for the role of Lisa on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air".
  • (2000) Took Third Place by the readers of Black Men Magazine for "The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year."
  • Half-sister of comedian Sommore.
  • Nia is of Trinidadian descent.
  • Voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the World 2000 by People Magazine


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