Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19, 1971) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Eleanor McCoy, an actress, and Stan Lathan, a film director. After her appearance in the television series In the House and Family Matters, NYPD Blue, Moesha and NYPD Blue, her acting career began to take off. After appearing in the shows In the House Family Matters, In the House, NYPD Blue, and Moesha Lathan became more famous. She also appeared in the 1998 film about superheroes, Blade. Lathan then went into film roles in Love & Basketball (2000) and Brown Sugar (2002). Lathan's Broadway performance in A Raisin in the Sun was nominated for the Tony Awards as Best Featured Actress in the Musical. After this performance, Lathan was cast as Alexa "Lex" Woods in Alien vs. Predator. In 2008, she landed an iconic role in the The film The Family That Preys by Tyler Perry. Lathan was back in theatre in 2010 as she performed in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof the all-black show at the Novello Theatre. She also reprised her role as Robyn in The Best Man Holiday (2013) the Christmas-themed sequel The Best Man.
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