Birth Name: Sanaa Lathan
Name Origin: Means "work of art" and "beauty" in Swahili
Birthday: October 19, 1971
Birth Place: New York,New York
Family:
Mother: Elanor McCoy
(Broadway performer)
Father: Stan Lathan
(television and film director)
Education: University of California at Berkely (English), Yale School of Drama

Sanaa Lathan, pronounced Sa-NAA, "like Sinatra without the tra" was born Oct. 19, 1971 in New York as her mother Eleanor McCoy performed on Broadway with the likes of Eartha Kitt and her father Stan Lathan worked behind the scenes in television for PBS. She was exposed to the life of entertainment and stars at a very early age, which had a profound impact upon her life. As a child she was nurtured in athletics and the arts through training in Gymnastics and Dance. She later became a product of divorced parents, whom she remained closely connected to, by being shuttled to live between them both in New York and Los Angeles.

Filmography
Out of Time (2003) .... Ann Harrison
Brown Sugar (2002) .... Sidney
Disappearing Acts (2000) (TV) .... Zora Banks
Love & Basketball (2000) .... Monica Wright
Best Man, The (1999/I) .... Robin
Wood, The (1999) .... Alicia
Life (1999) .... Daisy
Blade (1998) .... Vanessa Brooks

Articles & Interviews
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