Nia Long Net Worth 2024: An American Actress Best Known for Her Varied Roles in Black Cinema

Black Cinema is categorized as a film that features a black crew, a black cast, a black story, a black director, and is majorly focused on black audiences.

Nia Long is an eminent American actress best known for her works in Black films. As an actress, her roles in films and sitcom including Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991–1995), Friday (1995), Love Jones (1997), Soul Food (1997), The Best Man (1999), Big Momma’s House (2000), Big Momma’s House 2 (2006), The Best Man Holiday (2013) and many others is indeed a masterpiece.

Based on her contribution in Black Cinema, she also bagged many accolades, including a Black Reel Award and two NAACP Image Awards.

Academic Romi Crawford once said about Black Cinema: “I think a black film is a film work that takes into account in some way the relationship of African-Americans or blacks from the African Diaspora to filmmaking practice, means and industry. For me, it’s in that relation between blacks and the film industry. How one engages in that relationship can be a mixture of black director and black acting talent; black director and black content in story; black content in story, no black director; black production money, nothing else that reads as black.”

Nia Long Net Worth 2024

Full Name	Nia Talita Long
Popular as	Nia Long
Profession	Actress
Nationality	American
Born on	October 30, 1970
Place of Birth	New York City, United States
Height	5′ 2″
Nationality	American
Father’s Name	Doughtry Long
Mother’s Name	Talita Long
Relationship	Ime Udoka (from 2010 to 2022)
Husband	Unmarried
No. of Children	2
Nia Long Age	53 years
Nia Long net worth	Estimated $9 million

Nia Long Biography and Personal Life

Nia Long Birth: She was born on October 30, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.

Nia Long Parents: She was born to Doughtry Long and Talita Long. Her father Doughtry Long was a high school teacher and poet, while her mother Talita Long is a printmaker and teacher. Her mother belongs to Trinidadian descent.

Her parent got divorced when she was just two years old. After divorce, her mother moved to South Los Angeles when Nia was seven years old. Her mother had a plan to marry there but her fiancé denied.

Nia Long Sister: She has one sibling named Sommore who is also a well-known American comedian and actress. Sommore also worked in many films and TV shows however she first gained popularity when she became the first female host of Black Entertainment Television (BET)’s show “ComicView”.

Nia Long Education: She attended St. Mary’s Academy in Inglewood, California and later graduated in 1989 from Westchester High School in Los Angeles. Along with her academic classes, she also studied tap, ballet, jazz, guitar, gymnastics, and acting.

Nia Long Personal Life, Husband, and Relationship: Nia Long has a son from her previous relationship. Her first son was born in the year 2000. Later, she came into a relationship with former NBA player and current head coach of the Boston Celtics Ime Udoka. The couple got engaged in 2015 and they also have a son. However, they ended their relationship in the year 2022. According to Nia, she doesn’t have any plans for marriage.

Nia Long Children: She has two children namely Massai Zhivago Dorsey II and Kez Sunday Udoka.

Nia Long Best Films and TV Shows

I have listed below few best works of Nia Long including films, TV shows, and music videos. She was also seen in Netflix psychological thriller Fatal Affair in July 2020. Her latest film released in January 2023 was “You People” and “Missing”.

Best Fims of Nia Long

Film	Year
Missing	2023
You People	2023
Look Both Ways	2022
Life in a Year	2020
Fatal Affair	2020
The Banker	2020
47 Meters Down: Uncaged	2019
Lemon	2017
Roxanne Roxanne	2017
Keanu	2016
The Single Moms Club	2014
The Best Man Holiday	2013
Mooz-lum	2010
Good Hair	2009
Gospel Hill	2008
Are We Done Yet?	2007
Premonition	2007
Big Momma’s House 2	2006
Are We There Yet?	2005
Alfie	2004
The N-Word	2004
BAADASSSSS!	2003
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy	2000
Boiler Room	2000
Big Momma’s House	2000
The Secret Laughter of Women	1999
Held Up	1999
Stigmata	1999
The Best Man	1999
In Too Deep	1999
Butter	1998
Soul Food	1997
Hav Plenty	1997
Love Jones	1997
Friday	1995
Made in America	1993
Boyz n the Hood	1991
Buried Alive	1990

Best TV Shows: The Best Man: The Final Chapters, blackAF, The Goldbergs: 1990-Something, NCIS: Los Angeles, Beaches, Empire, Dear White People, Hand of God, Uncle Buck, The Divide, House of Lies, Chase, Boston’s Finest, The Cleveland Show, Big Shots, Boston Legal, Everwood, Third Watch, Sightings: Heartland Ghost among other.

Best Music Videos: “California Roll”, “Long Distance Girlfriend”, “Touch the Sky”, “Baby”, “Keep Their Heads Ringin'”

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