Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

1971-09-19 New York City, New York, USA 41 Credits

Biography

Sanaa McCoy Lathan (/səˈnɑ/ born September 19, 1971) is an American stage, film, television, and voice actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. She earned bachelor's degree in English from University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in drama from Yale. She is best known for her roles as Robyn in The Best Man films and subsequent TV miniseries on Peacock, Naomi Hicks on Netflix's Hit & Run, Violet Jones in Nappily Ever After, Ashe Akino o...

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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

2024

as Barbara Jean Maxberry

6.5
Acting

Three lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the jo...

Young. Wild. Free.

Young. Wild. Free.

2023

as Janice Huffman

2.3
Acting

High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his drea...

Young. Wild. Free.

Young. Wild. Free.

2023

Executive Producer

2.3
Producing

High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his drea...

On the Come Up

On the Come Up

2022

as Jay

6.2
Acting

Sixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift up her family and do right by the legacy o...

On the Come Up

On the Come Up

2022

Director

6.2
Directing

Sixteen-year-old Brianna Jackson is a gifted rapper who plans to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift up her family and do right by the legacy o...

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2022

7.4
Acting

An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2022

Director

7.4
Directing

An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...

With/In Volume 1

With/In Volume 1

2021

as (segment "Leap")

3.2
Acting

Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...

With/In Volume 1

With/In Volume 1

2021

Director

3.2
Directing

Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...

Native Son

Native Son

2019

as Trudy Thomas

5.5
Acting

A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life ...

Nappily Ever After

Nappily Ever After

2018

as Violet Jones

7.2
Acting

After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.

Nappily Ever After

Nappily Ever After

2018

Producer

7.2
Producing

After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.

American Assassin

American Assassin

2017

as Irene Kennedy

6.4
Acting

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate...

Approaching the Unknown

Approaching the Unknown

2016

as Captain Emily Maddox

5.3
Acting

Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth w...

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2

2016

as Deputy Director Natalie Austin

6.8
Acting

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find them...

The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy

2015

as Leah Vaughn

5.7
Acting

With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyf...

The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy

2015

Executive Producer

5.7
Producing

With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyf...

Repentance

Repentance

2014

as Maggie

4.7
Acting

An earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client, Angel Sanchez, who delves into Thomas' teachings and uses ...

The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday

2013

as Robyn

6.5
Acting

When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances t...

Contagion

Contagion

2011

as Aubrey Cheever

6.6
Acting

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control t...

Powder Blue

Powder Blue

2009

as Diana

6.1
Acting

On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide.

Wonderful World

Wonderful World

2009

as Khadi

5.3
Acting

Ben Singer is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary weekend dad, and perhaps the most negative man alive. F...

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

as Andrea

6.8
Acting

Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throug...

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

2008

as Beneatha Younger

6.1
Acting

Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves whe...

Something New

Something New

2006

as Kenya McQueen

6.4
Acting

Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spi...

The Golden Blaze

The Golden Blaze

2005

as Monica (voice)

1.0
Acting

Two African American boys schoolyard rivalry spirals out of control when their fathers develop superpowers.

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

2004

as Alexa Woods

5.9
Acting

When scientists discover something near Antarctica that appears to be a buried Pyramid, they send a research team out to investigate. Little do they k...

Out of Time

Out of Time

2003

as Ann Merai Harrison

6.3
Acting

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicio...

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002

as Sidney 'Sid' Shaw

6.7
Acting

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-...

Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

2000

as Zora Banks

6.2
Acting

A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000

as Monica Wright

7.4
Acting

Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in ...

The Best Man

The Best Man

1999

as Robyn

6.6
Acting

After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based ...

The Wood

The Wood

1999

as Alicia

6.7
Acting

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in th...

Life

Life

1999

as Daisy

6.7
Acting

Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

1999

as Nina

5.4
Acting

An African American couple (Winfield and Alice) adopt two orphans from a Vietnamese refugee camp. After 22 years, the children are reunited with their...

Blade

Blade

1998

as Vanessa

6.8
Acting

The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

Miracle in the Woods

Miracle in the Woods

1997

as Young Lilly

6.3
Acting

Quarreled sisters; Sarah and Wanda inherit property from their mother. It has always belonged to the family. Sarah insists on selling it as soon as po...

Drive

Drive

1997

as Carolyn Brody

6.1
Acting

A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers na...

Leap

N/A

Acting

Sanaa Lathan's directorial debut. A short film created for the With/In anthology.

Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

Playing for Your Heart: The Making of “Love & Basketball”

N/A

as Herself

Acting

Documentary on the making of the film “Love & Basketball” produced by the Criterion Collection in 2021

Leap

N/A

Director

Directing

Sanaa Lathan's directorial debut. A short film created for the With/In anthology.