Age | 54 |
Birthday | 30 October, 1970 |
Birthplace | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
Height | 5' 2" (157 cm) |
Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
Hair Color | Black |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Claim to Fame | her roles as Brandi in the 1991 coming-of-age hood crime drama film Boyz n the Hood, Katherine “Kat” Speakes in the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, Zora Matthews in the 1993 comedy film Made in America, Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes in the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Debbie in the 1995 buddy comedy film Friday, Nina Mosley in the 1997 romantic drama film Love Jones, Robyn "Bird" Joseph in the 1997 comedy-drama film Soul Food, Myra in the 1999 crime thriller film In Too Deep, Jordan Armstrong in the 1999 romantic comedy-drama film The Best Man and its 2013 sequel film The Best Man Holiday as well as in the Peacock original romantic comedy-drama web miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Abbie Halpert in the 2000 crime drama film Boiler Room, Sherry Pierce in the 2000 crime comedy film Big Mommas House and its 2006 sequel film Big Momma’s House 2, Karen in the 2000 HBO original romantic drama anthology television film If These Walls Could Talk 2, Andrea Solomon in the CBS legal drama series Judging Amy, Officer Sasha Monroe in the NBC crime drama series Third Watch, Lonette in the 2004 romantic comedy-drama film Alfie, Suzanne Kingston in the 2005 family road comedy Are We There Yet? and its 2007 sequel film Are We Done Yet?, Vanessa Walker in the ABC legal comedy-drama series Boston Legal, Katie Graham in the ABC comedy-drama series Big Shots, Roberta Tubbs (voice) in the Fox animated sitcom The Cleveland Show, Tamara in the Showtime comedy-drama series House of Lies, Billie Page in the WE tv legal drama series The Divide, Neika Hobbs in the Netflix original comedy-drama web series Dear White People, Giuliana "Giusi" Green in the Fox musical drama series Empire, Peggy Gooden in the 2017 Netflix original biographical musical drama film Roxanne Roxanne, Hillary Whitney in the 2017 Lifetime original drama television film Beaches, E.A.D. Shay Mosley in the CBS action crime drama series NCIS: Los Angeles, Lavette in the Netflix original web sitcom blackAF, and Katherine Jackson in the upcoming 2025 biographical musical drama film Michael |
Nia Talita Long (born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film Boyz n the Hood (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991–1995). She then appeared in Friday (1995), as well as the 1997 films Love Jones and Soul Food.