Actor
Nia Long
A rising star navigates the glitz and grit of Hollywood as she fights to redefine her career beyond typecasting and into groundbreaking roles that challenge and inspire.
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Biography
Nia Talita Long is an American actress best known for her contributions to black cinema. She gained prominence for her role in the 1991 film *Boyz n the Hood* and for portraying Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the NBC sitcom *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* from 1991 to 1995. Long continued to appear in several notable films, including *Friday* (1995), *Love Jones* (1997), and *Soul Food* (1997). Her work has solidified her status as a significant figure in contemporary African American film and television.
Filmography · 34 of 34
Actor
34 credits
Michael(2026)
Katherine Jackson
FilmNumber One on the Call Sheet(2025)
Self
TV
Missing(2023)
Grace
Film
You People(2023)
Fatima
Film
Let the World See(2022)
Mamie Til-Mobley
TV
The Best Man: The Final Chapters(2022)
Jordan Armstrong
TV
Fatal Affair(2020)
Ellie Warren
Film
The Banker(2020)
Eunice Garrett
Film
Life in a Year(2020)
Catherine
Film
47 Meters Down: Uncaged(2019)
Jennifer
Film
Roxanne Roxanne(2017)
Ms. Peggy
Film
Uncle Buck(2016)
Alexis Russell
TV
Keanu(2016)
Hannah
Film
The Single Moms Club(2014)
May
Film
The Best Man Holiday(2013)
Jordan
Film
Mooz-Lum(2010)
Safiyah Mahdi
Film
Are We Done Yet?(2007)
Suzanne Persons
Film
Premonition(2007)
Annie
Film
Big Momma's House 2(2006)
Sherri
Film
Are We There Yet?(2005)
Suzanne Kingston
Film
Baadasssss!(2003)
Sandra
Film
Big Momma's House(2000)
Sherry Pierce
Film
Boiler Room(2000)
Abbie Halpert
Film
Held Up(1999)
Rae
Film
The Best Man(1999)
Jordan Armstrong
Film
Stigmata(1999)
Donna Chadway
Film
Butter(1998)
Carmen Jones
Film
The Secret Laughter of Women(1998)
Nimi Da Silva
Film
Love Jones(1997)
Nina Mosley
Film
Soul Food(1997)
Bird
Film
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