Sanaa McCoy Lathan (born September 19th, 1971) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. Her professional career started when she appeared on the series In the House, Family Matters, NYPD Blue, and Moesha. After appearing on the series In the House Family Matters, In the House, NYPD Blue, and Moesha, Lathan gained further fame. 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 brought her an award nomination at the Tony Awards as Best Featured actress in a Musical. After that, she took on the character in the role of Alexa "Lex" Woods in the movie Alien vs. Predator. She landed the leading role in Tyler Perry's 2008 film The Family That Preys. Lathan was back in theatre in 2010, when she appeared in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, an all-black production at the Novello Theatre. She also reprised her role as Robyn in The Best Man Holiday (2013) which was a Christmas-themed sequel to The Best Man.
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