Sanaa Lathan Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$5,000,000

Sanaa Lathan is a Famous American actress and voice actress who has a considerable net worth of $5 million, all gathered through her hard work. She has starred in many top-grossing films, including ‘Love & Basketball’, ‘Brown Sugar,’ ‘Alien vs. Predator,’ and ‘The Family That Preys.’

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Sanaa Lathan is an American actress and voice actress, best known for her roles in films such as 'The Best Man,' 'Love & Basketball', 'Brown Sugar,' 'Alien vs. Predator,' and 'The Family That Preys.'

Lathan's outstanding performance off-Broadway and on the Los Angeles stage earned her critical acclaim and a Best Actress nod from the Los Angeles NAACP Theatrical Award Committee for her performance in 'To Take Arms.'

For her mesmerizing role in 'Love & Basketball,' Lathan won the 2001 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, as well as a BET Award and an Independent Spirit Award nod for Best Actress.

Lathan was nominated for a Tony Award in 2004 for her performance on Broadway in 'A Raisin in the Sun.' She reprised the role years later in an ABC network production of the play.

She has also lent her voice to the character Donna Tubbs on the animated television series 'The Cleveland Show' for four years (2009-2013).

Basic Information About Sanaa Lathan

Full Name	Sanaa Lathan
Category	Celebrities › Actors
Professions	Actor, Voice Actor
Net worth	$5,000,000
Date of birth	1971-09-19 (53 years old)
Place of birth	New York City
Nationality	United States of America
Education	Yale University
Father	Stan Lathan
Mother	Eleanor McCoy
Siblings	Four (Arielle Lathan, Colette Lathan, Lilane Lathan, and Tendaji Lathan)
Gender	Female
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ Instagram ↗︎ Twitter ↗︎ Facebook ↗︎ Imdb

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What Movie Awards did Sanaa Lathan win?

Oscar	Golden Globe	Golder Raspberry	BAFTA	Other
0	0	0	0	12

Sanaa Lathan awards

Award Name	State	Movie / Series Name	Year
PFCS Award - Best Ensemble Acting	Nominee	Contagion	2011
BET Award - Best Actress	Winner	Love & Basketball	2001
Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Winner	Love & Basketball	2001
Best Performance by an Actress -	Winner	Out of Time	2004
Black Reel - Film: Best Actress	Winner	Out of Time	2004
All Def Movie Award - Best Actress	Winner	The Perfect Guy	2016
Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	Winner	The Perfect Guy	2016
Black Reel - Best Actress	Nominee	The Family That Preys	2008
American Film Award - Best Actress	Nominee	Nappily Ever After	2019
Hollywood Award - Best Ensemble Cast	Winner	The Best Man Holiday	2014
Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Nominee	Nip/Tuck	2007
Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series	Winner	Shots Fired	2017

Sanaa Lathan roles

Movie / Series	Role
American Assassin	Irene Kennedy
AVP: Alien vs. Predator	Alexa Woods
Now You See Me 2	Deputy Director Natalie Austin
Contagion	Aubrey Cheever
Blade	Vanessa
Life	Daisy
Love & Basketball	Monica Wright
Out of Time	Ann Merai Harrison
The Best Man	Robin
The Perfect Guy	Leah
The Family That Preys	Andrea
Nappily Ever After	Violet
The Best Man Holiday	Robyn
Powder Blue	Diana
Real Husbands of Hollywood	Self 1 episode, 2014
Family Guy	Donna Tubbs / ... 20 episodes, 2010-2020
Family Matters	Allison 1 episode, 1997
Made in Hollywood	Self 3 episodes, 2013-2017
Nip/Tuck	Michelle Landau 12 episodes, 2006
The Twilight Zone	Nina Harrison 1 episode, 2019
The Cleveland Show	Donna Tubbs 88 episodes, 2009-2013
Shots Fired	Ashe Akino 10 episodes, 2017
The Talk	Self / ... 4 episodes, 2012-2019
Watch What Happens: Live	Self 1 episode, 2017
The Daily Show	Self 1 episode, 2017
Moesha	Ebony 2 episodes, 1996
The Oprah Winfrey Show	Self 1 episode, 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self 1 episode, 2006
Punk'd	Self 1 episode, 2015

Sanaa Lathan's 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.

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Interesting Facts about Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa was raised partly in Beverly Hills with her father, director Stan Lathan, and partly in New York with her mother, Eleanor McCoy, a Broadway stage actress.
Yale School of Drama graduate.
Her name is Swahili for "art" but can be loosely interpreted as "artwork" or "work of art".
Says her name is pronounced Sa-NA, "like Sinatra without the tra".
Voted one of Ebony magazine's 55 Most Beautiful People. [2000]
Gained 20 pounds for her role in Disappearing Acts (2000).
She is African-American.
Alfre Woodard has played Sanaa's mother in three different films: Something New (2006), Love & Basketball (2000) and The Family That Preys (2008).
Sister of Tendaji Lathan.
Graduated from the University of California-Berkeley with a B.A. in English.
Appearing on Broadway as Beneatha in "Raisin In The Sun". [April 2004]
Best friend of Regina Hall.
Friends with Gabrielle Union.

Additional information of Sanaa Lathan

Zodiac	Virgo
Lucky Number	10
Lucky Stone	Sapphire
Lucky Color	Green
Best Match for Marriage	Taurus, Capricorn
Break Up	Four (Steve Rifkind Omar Epps Denzel Washington and Tyrese Gibson)
Divorce	Shemar Moore
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Body Size	34-26-35
Religion	Christianity