Nia Long Biography (1970-)

Born October 30, 1970, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Doughtry (a high school teacher and poet) and Talita (a printmaker and teacher) Long; engaged to Massai Dorsey (an entrepreneur); children: Massai Zhivago Dorsey II. Addresses: Agent: Writer & Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, LosAngeles, CA 90211.; Manager: Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.; Contact: c/o 112 S. Almont Dr., Los Angeles,CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: October 30, 1970; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Fingers, Buried Alive (also known as Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive), 21st Film Corp., 1990
Brandi, Boyz N the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood), Columbia, 1991
Zora Mathews, Made in America, Warner Bros., 1993
Debbie, Friday, New Line Cinema, 1995
Nina Mosley, Love Jones, New Line Cinema, 1997
Trudy, Hav Plenty, Miramax, 1997
Bird, Soul Food, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Nimi Da Silva "Big Eyes," The Secret Laughter of Women, 1998
Carmen Jones, Butter (also known as Never 2 Big), Live Entertainment, 1998
Myra, In Too Deep, Miramax, 1999
Jordan Armstrong, The Best Man, Universal, 1999
Donna Chadway, Stigmata, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Rae, Held Up, Trimark, 1999

Leslie, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
Abbie Halpert, Boiler Room, New Line Cinema, 2000
Sherry, Big Momma's House (also known as Big Mamas Haus), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Film Song Performer
Love Jones, New Line Cinema, 1997
Television Appearances
Series
Katherine "Kat" Speakes, The Guiding Light (also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 1991-94
Lisa Wilkes, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1994-96
Ramona Greer, Live Shot, UPN, 1995
Movies
Darla Perkins, The B.R.A.T. Patrol, 1986
Jaqueline "Jaq" Blackman, Black Jaq, 1998
Karen, "1972," If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
Lou, Heartland Ghost, 2001
Specials
Herself, The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001
Episodic
Claudia, "She Ain't Heavy," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1991
Stacey Evans, "Love Takes a Holiday," Living Single, Fox, 1993
Christy Wilson, "Baby Shower," ER, NBC, 1996
Babysitter, "A Concerted Effort: Parts 1 & 2," Moesha, UPN, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 17, Gale, 1998

Periodicals

Essence, April, 2000, p. 92
Jet, June 19, 2000, p. 32; January 8, 2001, p. 37
People Weekly, March 31, 1997, p. 95; May 8, 2000, p. 124

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