Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa McCoy Lathan (; born September 19, 1971) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. Her career began after she appeared in the shows ''In the House'', ''Family Matters'', ''NYPD Blue'', and ''Moesha''. Lathan later garnered further prominence after starring in the 1998 superhero film ''Blade'', which followed with film roles in ''The Best Man'' (1999), ''Love & Basketball'' (2000), ''Disappearing Acts'' (2000), and ''Brown Sugar'' (2002).

In 2004, Lathan's performance in the Broadway revival of ''A Raisin in the Sun'', earned her a nomination at the Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Following this, she played the role of Alexa "Lex" Woods in the film ''Alien vs. Predator''. In 2008, she landed a leading role in film ''The Family That Preys'' by Tyler Perry. Lathan returned to theatre work in 2010, starring in the all-black performance of ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' at the Novello Theatre in London. She reprised her role as Robyn in the Christmas-themed sequel of ''The Best Man'', in ''The Best Man Holiday'' (2013). In 2022, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, for her work on the television series ''Succession''.

As a voice actress, from (2009 to 2013), she voiced Donna Tubbs in ''The Cleveland Show'' and in all concurrent and subsequent ''Family Guy'' appearances, as well as Catwoman on ''Harley Quinn''. Her other notable film credits include ''Out of Time'' (2003), ''Something New'' (2006), ''Wonderful World'' (2009), ''Contagion'' (2011), ''Repentance'' (2013), ''The Perfect Guy'' (2015), and ''Now You See Me 2'' (2016). Lathan also made her directorial debut with the film ''On the Come Up'' in 2022. Provided by Wikipedia