Nia Long Biography
Nia Long is an American actress known for her numerous movies and TV Series. She is popularly known for her television roles ‘Lisa Wilkes’ in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” of 1994 to 1995, ‘Jordan Armstrong’ in “The Best Man” (1998), Third Watch and Are We There Yet?
Nia Long Age
Long was born on 30th of October 1970 in Brooklyn, New York. She is 48 years old as of 2018.
Nia Long Family | Nia Long Father
She was born to Talita Long (mother), a teacher and printmaker, and Doughtry Long (father) a high school teacher and poet. Her parents are of Trinidadian, Grenadian, Vincentian, and Bajan descent. She was raised along with her older half-sister, the actress, and comedian is known as Sommore. Her parents divorced when she was two years old. She was forced to accompanied her mother when she moved to Iowa City, Iowa, Her mother moved to South Los Angeles when Long was seven years old.
Nia Long Husband | Nia Long Married
Long has been dating Ime Udoka as from 2010 who is a Basketball player. The pair are currently engaged with each other in May 2015 though they have not decided to marry at the current time cause of their career.
Nia Long Kids | Nia Long Children | Nia Long Son
The pair have a son and named Kez Sunday Udoka. She as well as another son and named Massai Zhivago Dorsey II from her previous relationship with Massai Dorsey.
Nia Long Education
Long got enrolled at the Roman Catholic school St. Mary’s Academy in Inglewood, California and she later graduated from the Westchester High School in Los Angeles in 1989. She as well attended Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California, United States. Additionally, she also learned tap, ballet, jazz, guitar as well as gymnastics.
Nia Long Career
Nia began her career appearing on screen was in the Disney television movie, The B.R.A.T Patrol. She first became known for her role on television featured as Kathryn “Kat” Speakes on the soap opera ‘Guiding Light’, appearing as from 1991 to 1994. She later made her film debut in the poignant film portraying the social problems in inner-city Los Angeles, ‘Boyz n the hood’.
She then played the role of Lisa Wilkes on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 2004. In the show, she was featured as Will Smith’s girlfriend, until 1995. This was one of the significant roles in her career. She as well guest appeared ‘ER’ and ‘Moesha’ in 1996. She later got featured in six episodes of ‘Judging Army’, from 2001 to 2002. From 2003 to 2005, She as well appeared in the crime drama series ‘Third Watch’ as Officer Sasha Monroe, appearing in 45 seasons.
After having appeared in ‘Boston Legal’ as Vanessa Walker and ‘Big Shots’ as Katie Graham, she late got featured in the adult animated sitcom ‘The Cleveland Show’, made by the directors of ‘Family Guy’. Since then, she then appeared on other shows, including ‘Chase’, ‘House of Lies’ and ‘Divide’. In 2016, she played the main role in ‘Uncle Buck’ as Cindy Russell. The show was met with mostly negative reviews.
Although she is known for her roles in television series, Nia has also stood out as a film actress. She has acted in several movies like ‘In Too Deep’, ‘The Best Man’, ‘Boiler Room’, ‘Alfie’, ‘Big Momma’s House 2’, ‘Are We Done Yet?’ and ‘The Best Man Holiday’.
Nia Long Net worth
Nia has a net worth of $13 million, she is said to have acquired her net worth by acting in many popular Hollywood movies television shows.
Nia Long Friday
She is featured as Debbie in Friday, in which Craig had a crush on. It’s Friday and Craig Jones (Ice Cube) had gotten fired for stealing cardboard boxes. To make matters worse, rent is due, he hates his overbearing girlfriend, Joi (Paula Jai Parker), and his best friend, Smokey (Chris Tucker), owes the local drug dealer money and that’s all before lunch. As the hours drag on, Jones and Smokey experience the gamut of urban life, complete with crackheads, shoot-outs, and overly sexual pastors, concentrated into one single, unbelievable Friday.
Nia Long Ncis
She is featured as (Shay Lynn Mosley) as the successor to Owen Granger and the newly-appointed NCIS Executive Assistant Director for Pacific Operations; in this capacity, she is charged with overseeing the Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles.
Nia Long Fresh Prince
Long as well got featured as Lisa, She gots introduced in the fifth season episode, “Will’s Misery,” as the girlfriend who tames Will into forsaking his womanizing ways. Lisa Wilkes in the fifth season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Nia Long Movies
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Year |
Title |
Role |
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2019 |
47 Meters Down: Uncaged |
Jennifer |
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2017 |
Lemon |
Cleo |
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Roxanne Roxanne |
Peggy |
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2016 |
Keanu |
Hannah |
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2014 |
The Single Moms Club |
May Miller |
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2013 |
The Best Man Holiday |
Jordan Armstrong |
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2010 |
Mooz-lum |
Safiyah |
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2009 |
Good Hair |
Herself |
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2008 |
Gospel Hill |
Yvonne Palmer |
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2007 |
Premonition |
Annie |
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2007 |
Are We Done Yet? |
Suzanne Kingston-Persons |
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2006 |
Big Momma’s House 2 |
Sherry Pierce-Turner |
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2005 |
Are We There Yet? |
Suzanne Kingston |
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2004 |
The N-Word |
Herself |
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Alfie |
Lonette |
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2003 |
BAADASSSSS! |
Sandra |
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2000 |
The Broken Hearts Club: |
Leslie |
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Boiler Room |
Abbie Halpert |
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Big Momma’s House |
Sherry Pierce |
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1999 |
In Too Deep |
Myra |
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The Best Man |
Jordan Armstrong |
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Stigmata |
Donna Chadway |
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Held Up |
Rae |
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The Secret Laughter of Women |
Nimi Da Silva |
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1998 |
Butter |
Carmen Jones |
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1997 |
Love Jones |
Nina Mosley |
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Hav Plenty |
Trudy |
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Soul Food |
Robyn “Bird” Joseph |
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1995 |
Friday |
Debbie |
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1993 |
Made in America |
Zora Mathews |
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1991 |
Boyz n the Hood |
Brandi |
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1990 |
Buried Alive |
Fingers |
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TBA |
The Banker |
Eunice Garrett |
Nia Long Tv Shows
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Year |
Title |
Role |
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2017–2018 |
NCIS: Los Angeles |
Executive Assistant Director Shay Mosley |
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2017 |
Beaches |
Hillary Whitney |
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2017 |
Dear White People |
Neika Hobbs |
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2017 |
Empire |
Giuliana ‘Giusi’ Green |
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2016 |
Uncle Buck |
Alexis Smith-Russell |
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2015-16 |
Real Husbands of Hollywood |
Herself |
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2014 |
The Divide |
Billie Page |
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2012 |
House of Lies |
Tamara |
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2011 |
Chase |
Melissa Randolph |
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2010 |
Boston’s Finest |
Taylor Sanchez |
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2009–10 |
The Cleveland Show |
Roberta Tubbs |
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2007–08 |
Big Shots |
Katie Graham |
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2007 |
Boston Legal |
Vanessa Walker |
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2006 |
Everwood |
Cassie |
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2003–05 |
Third Watch |
Officer Sasha Monroe |
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2002 |
Sightings: Heartland Ghost |
Lou |
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2001–02 |
Judging Amy |
Andrea Solomon |
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2000 |
If These Walls Could Talk 2 |
Karen |
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1998 |
Black Jaq |
Jaqueline “Jaq” Blackman |
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1996 |
ER |
Christy Wilson |
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1996 |
Moesha |
Ruth |
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1995 |
Live Shot |
Ramona Greer |
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1994–95 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
Lisa Wilkes |
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1993 |
Living Single |
Stacey Evans |
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1991–93 |
Guiding Light |
Katherine “Kat” Speakes |
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1991 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
Claudia Prescott |
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1986 |
227 |
Girl (uncredited) |
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1986 |
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color |
Darla Perkins |
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