Big Shots - Nia Long
Building a reputation as an actress of exceptional range,
Nia Long has delivered outstanding work in box office hits,
independent features and television.
Long can currently be seen in Are We Done Yet? opposite Ice
Cube, the sequel to Brian Levant's 2005 box office hit, Are
We There Yet? She was last seen in Premonition, directed by
Mennan Yapo and starring Sandra Bullock. Her role in Big Momma's
House, opposite Martin Lawrence, garnered her a 2001 NAACP Image
Award Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
and a 2001 Blockbuster Award Nomination for Favorite Actress.
Other film credits include Charlie Shyer's "Alfie,"
Mario Van Peebles' critically acclaimed film, Baadasssss!, Boiler
Room, Best Man, The Broken Hearts Club, In Too Deep, Held Up,
Stigmata, Soul Food, Made in America, Friday, Boyz in the Hood
and Love Jones which won the prestigious Audience Award at Sundance.
On television she starred in the series "Third Watch,"
for which she earned a 2004 and 2005 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding
Actress in a Drama Series. Her other television credits include
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Judging Amy, If These Walls Could
Talk 2, ER, Boston Legal and Everwood.
In addition, she has also directed music videos for Ashanti
and Yolanda Adams.
- from ABC.com
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