Nia Long

Nia Long

Known for: Acting

Born: October 30, 1970

Nia Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films Soul Food, Love Jones, The Best Man, Big Momma's House, and Are We There Yet?   Long was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Her family is of Afro-Trinidadian descent. Her name, Nia, is one of the seven days of Kwanzaa, which means purpose in Swahili. Long's parents divorced when she was two…

Known for

Mooz-lum
Mooz-lum
2011
Fatal Affair
Fatal Affair
2020
Are We Done Yet?
Are We Done Yet?
2007
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
2005
Big Momma's House
Big Momma's House
2000
Love Jones
Love Jones
1997
Held Up
Held Up
1999
Butter
Butter
1998
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
Sightings: Heartland Ghost
2002
The Secret Laughter of Women
The Secret Laughter of Women
1999
Beaches
Beaches
2017
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
Don't Ever Wonder
 
Are They Gone Yet?
 
Friday
Friday
1995
Good Hair
Good Hair
2009
In Too Deep
In Too Deep
1999
Boiler Room
Boiler Room
2000
Soul Food
Soul Food
1997
The Best Man
The Best Man
1999
The Single Moms Club
The Single Moms Club
2014
Michael
Michael
2026
Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne
2017
Stigmata
Stigmata
1999
Made in America
Made in America
1993
The Banker
The Banker
2020
Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough: The Making of Michael
Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough: The Making of Michael
2026
Premonition
Premonition
2007
Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood
1991
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1989
You People
You People
2023
Missing
Missing
2023
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill
2008
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
The B.R.A.T. Patrol
1986
The Best Man Holiday
The Best Man Holiday
2013
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
2019
Look Both Ways
Look Both Ways
2022
‘Friday’ Straight Up
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
Alfie
Alfie
2004
If These Walls Could Talk 2
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
Baadasssss!
Baadasssss!
2004
Life in a Year
Life in a Year
2020
Lemon
Lemon
2017
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
Keanu
Keanu
2016
Hav Plenty
Hav Plenty
1997
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
Big Momma's House 2
Big Momma's House 2
2006
Third Watch
Third Watch
1999
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
1999
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Everwood
Everwood
2002
106 & Park
106 & Park
2000
Big Shots
Big Shots
2007
Moesha
Moesha
1996
Living Single
Living Single
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
ER
ER
1994
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
2004
Live Shot
Live Shot
1995
The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show
2008
The Divide
The Divide
2014
House of Lies
House of Lies
2012
Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck
2016
America Beyond the Color Line
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
2022
Dear White People
Dear White People
2017
#blackAF
#blackAF
2020
The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards
1975
Unsung Hollywood
Unsung Hollywood
 
Empire
Empire
2015
Steve
Steve
2017