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

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

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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