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Nia Long Biography

Occup.Actress
FromUSA
BornOctober 30, 1970
Age53 years
Early Life
Nia Long, birthed Nitara Carlynn Long on October 30, 1970, is an American actress. She was birthed in Brooklyn, New York City, to Talita (née Gillman), a teacher as well as printmaker, and Doughtry Long, a high school instructor as well as poet. Her family is of Trinidadian, Grenadian, and Bajan (Barbados) descent. Long has an older half-sister named Sommore, who is a funnyman and actress.

Nia Long's parents divorced when she was 2 years of ages, and she relocated to Iowa City, Iowa, with her mom. A few years later on, they transferred to South Los Angeles, California. Long attended St. Mary's Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in Inglewood, and also graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles in 1989. She later sought an acting occupation, researching at the Santa Monica College Theater Arts Department.

Acting Career: Television Roles
Long began her job in the show business with small roles in tv programs. Her early work included an appearance in a 1990 episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", starring Will Smith. In 1991, she joined the cast of the NBC soap opera "Guiding Light" as Katherine "Kat" Speakes.

In 1994, Long landed the duty of Lisa Wilkes in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", which brought her substantial recognition. She continued to work with television with a reoccuring function in the police procedural "New York Undercover", playing Sandra Gill from 1994 to 1995.

Long also showed up in numerous prominent television shows, such as "ER", "Living Single", "Moesha", "Judging Amy", and "Boston Legal". From 2004 to 2005, she had a recurring function as Kareema in the TV collection "Third Watch", as well as from 2017 to 2018, Long appeared in the television collection "Empire" as Giuliana Green.

Performing Career: Film Roles
Nia Long's movie launching came in 1991 when she showed up in "Boyz n the Hood", a critically well-known film directed by John Singleton. Her role as Brandi in the film noted the beginning of her successful job in movies.

In 1995, Long starred together with Ice Cube in the comedy "Friday". Her various other remarkable duties consist of playing Nina Mosley in "Love Jones" (1997), Jordan Armstrong in "The Best Man" (1999), and also Sasha Franklin in "The Best Man Holiday" (2013).

Throughout her occupation, Long has belonged to numerous effective films, such as "Soul Food" (1997), "In Too Deep" (1999), "Big Momma's House" (2000) as well as its sequel "Big Momma's House 2" (2006), as well as "Are We There Yet?" (2005) as well as its follow up "Are We Done Yet?" (2007). She remains to operate in both movie and tv.

Personal Life
Nia Long has remained in a relationship with Ime Udoka, a former NBA player as well as current NBA aide train, given that 2010. The couple invited their kid, Kez Sunday Udoka, in 2011. Long also has an older boy, Massai Zhivago Dorsey II, birthed in 2000, from a previous connection with Massai Dorsey.

Long is a supporter for social justice as well as has actually been involved in a number of charitable organizations, including Black Girls Rock! as well as the United Nations Foundation. Nia Long is a motivation to many as well as a trailblazer in Hollywood, remaining to damage obstacles for black starlets.

Our collection contains 26 quotes who is written / told by Nia.

Related authors: Deborah Cox (Musician), Will Smith (Actor), Morris Chestnut (Actor), Ice Cube (Musician), Sanaa Lathan (Actress), John Singleton (Director)

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26 Famous quotes by Nia Long

Small: I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didnt care,
"I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money in a paper bag and don't mess with me and I've been doing some research on that so"
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Small: I know where Im going to be, Im not traveling here and there and everywhere. That didnt necessarily pro
"I know where I'm going to be, I'm not traveling here and there and everywhere. That didn't necessarily prompt me to it but it definitely opened up my mind of saying okay, maybe this is a good time to do this"
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Small: Were all in the service business. If you hire me to do a job I expect everybody else to be where I am.
"We're all in the service business. If you hire me to do a job I expect everybody else to be where I am. A little bit of crazy is good. It keeps things - balanced"
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Small: Its my motor, its the thing that keeps me going and so when I have these auditions for these big movies
"It's my motor, it's the thing that keeps me going and so when I have these auditions for these big movies, I can depend on myself because I've been working consistently"
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Small: Ive seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show rec
"I've seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show recently"
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Small: I think for me to find that project is going to be something that Im going to have to develop for mysel
"I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself"
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Small: He just was being four. He just was being a child. He wasnt interested in what my agenda was. He wanted
"He just was being four. He just was being a child. He wasn't interested in what my agenda was. He wanted to do what he wanted to do and it started because he saw the lights on in Toys R Us"
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Small: We havent even gotten a start date but well see what happens with that and that will be fun. Ive gotten
"We haven't even gotten a start date but we'll see what happens with that and that will be fun. I've gotten a couple of other things but I'm not really committing myself to anything yet"
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Small: It took a long time to get that film made. I went in for it almost right after or like maybe six or sev
"It took a long time to get that film made. I went in for it almost right after or like maybe six or seven months after I had my son and actually auditioned for the Regina King part and they just were like, 'No, you're just - you just don't really seem the part.'"
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Small: Im not going to live my life unhappy and why should he and we talk about it and I think whats great abo
"I'm not going to live my life unhappy and why should he and we talk about it and I think what's great about the film is that it shows is the meaning of family doesn't have to be as traditional as it once was, like you can make a family"
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Small: I think you grow through your experiences you get better as you grow and Im not nearly where I think Im
"I think you grow through your experiences; you get better as you grow and I'm not nearly where I think I'm going to be eventually where I inspire to be and hopefully the opportunities will continue to come"
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Small: I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, its just about this opportunity - its j
"I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about when are we going to be put in those positions where we can shine"
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Small: I said Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this. He said, oh no, yes they will, this
"I said 'Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.' He said, 'oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don't worry about it.' But they're not"
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Small: I dont think you should reprimand your child for everything youre feeling because for them its as serio
"I don't think you should reprimand your child for everything you're feeling because for them it's as serious as when something happens in our day and we get upset about it"
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Small: But that we didnt have the level of experience in terms of working in the industry so you werent sure a
"But that we didn't have the level of experience in terms of working in the industry so you weren't sure and you needed to see it and this is an industry that the more you work the better you get and that the more opportunities you have the better you get"
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Small: In terms of Cube I think hes very conscious of the technical aspect of the business whereas when youre
"In terms of Cube I think he's very conscious of the technical aspect of the business whereas when you're just hired as an actor, you're not really secure in that part of your work and you're not really paying attention to where the camera"
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Small: Well, the studios dont really want to take those risks right off the bat. Theyll take the risk after th
"Well, the studios don't really want to take those risks right off the bat. They'll take the risk after they've seen the finished product and say oh yeah we want that. This is a great film but they are hesitant to take the risk when you just see it on paper"
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Small: I took a little break - I was coming back to work and the last thing I was going to do was take a step
"I took a little break - I was coming back to work and the last thing I was going to do was take a step backwards, so I knew that if I was going to take a feature it was going to have to be taking a step forward"
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Small: I have a four year old and Im telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me.
"I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons"
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Small: You need the words, you need the script, you need the material, you need the commitment, you need the p
"You need the words, you need the script, you need the material, you need the commitment, you need the passion, it's like we depend on writers, we depend on producers, directors depend on us and once things are in the divine order as they happen"
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Small: They have the big ferris wheel and weve been out of town for two months, so he just was like, Mommy I w
"They have the big ferris wheel and we've been out of town for two months, so he just was like, 'Mommy I want to go to Toys R Us and I don't care if you have a movie coming out and all that.' He was just being a kid. But I had to allow him to have that moment"
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Small: I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the gi
"I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful"
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Small: I have a beautiful son, I dont regret it, Im very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and
"I have a beautiful son, I don't regret it, I'm very proud of the way that we handle our relationship and the way that we keep our son first and that's our priority"
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Small: First of all when youre a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like thats just peace
"First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability"
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Small: Its like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run
"It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine"
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Small: I was happy she got it and I have to sort of - and one of the reasons I did Third Watch is because I wa
"I was happy she got it and I have to sort of - and one of the reasons I did Third Watch is because I wanted to break that thing of just being the pretty girl and play it down and let it be about the work"
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