Sanaa Lathan

About

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 on Fox's drama Shots Fired, Deputy Director Natalie Austin in Now You See Me 2 (2016), Leah Vaughn in The Perfect Guy (2015), Jenelle Wilson on Showtime's drama The Affair, Mona Fredricks on Starz' drama Boss, Andrea in Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008), Beneatha Younger in ABC's film adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun (2008), Kenya McQueen in Something New (2006), Ann Merai Harrison in...

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Family GuySeries • 1999MoeshaSeries • 1996Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000Nip/TuckSeries • 2003SuccessionSeries • 2018Harley QuinnSeries • 2019Family MattersSeries • 1989The Cleveland ShowSeries • 2009The AffairSeries • 2014The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2019Now You See Me 2Movie • 2016BladeMovie • 1998In the HouseSeries • 1995Out of TimeMovie • 2003American AssassinMovie • 2017BossSeries • 2011AVP: Alien vs. PredatorMovie • 2004ContagionMovie • 2011Hit & RunSeries • 2021SolosSeries • 2021The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-EatMovie • 2024Shots FiredSeries • 2017LifeMovie • 1999Something NewMovie • 2006