Sanaa Lathan

thumb|Sanaa Lathan in 2010 Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971) is an American actress, director, produced and activist, known for starring in movies such as Love & Basketball, The Best Man and Nappily Ever After. Quotes It crossed all racial and cultural lines. Sanaa Lathan Says Love & Basketball Has ‘Crossed All Racial and Cultural Lines’ (Exclusive) 25 August, 2024 I almost made my Broadway debut much sooner The more vivid an imagination you have, [the more it] brings reality to the story that you’re telling, and the more the audience will be brought in A person who knows how to act can better direct an actor Sanaa Lathan’s Next Chapter: ‘On the Come Up’ Director & ‘Succession’ Emmy Nominee 7 September, 2022 she is every mother regardless of race sometimes I think people cast people on an intuitive level, they don’t even know they’re doing it, but this has happened a lot where you have a real connection with the person Interview: Rashid Johnson and Sanaa Lathan On The Timely Relevance of HBO’s ‘Native Son’ 6 April, 2019 I definitely am more spiritual than I am religious I’ve read the Koran, I’ve read Indian scriptures and I really like taking from them all I think it’s important for people to have somebody who’s objective, and who’s not necessarily a friend or family When you’re going through a hard time on the opposite side of the struggle there’s always the beauty of the gift that comes from the struggle Having faith is being grateful and finding the gratitude Sanaa Lathan Answers ESSENCE's Questions on Faith and Spirituality 27 October, 2020 When I first started in the business 20 years ago, I could count on one hand how many black actresses were working, and now I don’t even know them all TV is starting to look like the world we live in Even though I’m happy about the Oscars this year and there were so many black nominees, film has a ways to go. It’s not looking like the world we’re living in. We’re making progress — I’ve seen it firsthand. But it’s not reflecting this melting pot just yet. Sanaa Lathan Opens Up About Her New Police-Shooting Drama 22 March, 2017 The greatest character actor is going to bring an aspect of themselves Brown Sugar : The New Diva of Black Cinema : An interview with Sanaa Lathan October, 2002 External links Category:People from New York City Category:21st-century African-American women Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni Category:Yale University alumni Category:1971 births Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:Living people