Nia Long

Career timeline

1. 1954 · Screen debut

   The Wonderful World of Disney (TV)

2. 1970 · Born

   Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

3. 2009 · Breakthrough

   NCIS: Los Angeles (TV)

4. 2020 · First production

   Fatal Affair (Movie)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Michael (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

2 1980s

19 1990s

19 2000s

13 2010s

10 2020s

• Drama38
• Comedy32
• Thriller11
• Romance10
• Crime8
• Family7

Highest-rated title Michael 2026 8.6 Most popular title Empire 2015 7.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Nia Long in our catalogue.

Paul McCrane

3 titles together

Omar Epps

3 titles together

Deon Cole

2 titles together

1. — Unsung Hollywood Upcoming TV
2. — Don't Ever Wonder Upcoming Movie
3. — Are They Gone Yet? Upcoming as Suzanne Persons Movie
4. 2027 Get Lite Upcoming Movie
5. 2026 Michael as Katherine Jackson 8.6 Movie
6. 2023 You People as Fatima 5.6 Movie
7. 2023 Missing as Grace 7.4 Movie
8. 2022 The Best Man: The Final Chapters as Jordan Armstrong 7.6 TV
9. 2022 Look Both Ways as Lucy Galloway 6.8 Movie
10. 2020 Life in a Year as Catherine 8.2 Movie
11. 2020 Fatal Affair as Ellie Warren 5.7 Movie
12. 2020 #blackAF as Lavette 5.9 TV
13. 2020 The Banker as Eunice Garrett 7.6 Movie
14. 2019 47 Meters Down: Uncaged as Jennifer 5.7 Movie
15. 2017 Dear White People as Neika Hobbs 6.0 TV
16. 2017 Roxanne Roxanne as Ms. Peggy 6.1 Movie
17. 2017 Lemon as Cleo 4.4 Movie
18. 2017 Beaches as Hillary Whitney 6.2 Movie
19. 2016 Uncle Buck as Cindy Russell TV
20. 2016 Keanu as Hannah 6.0 Movie
21. 2015 Empire as Giuliana 7.1 TV
22. 2014 The Divide as Billie Page TV
23. 2014 The Single Moms Club as May Miller 6.0 Movie
24. 2013 The Best Man Holiday as Jordan Armstrong 6.5 Movie
25. 2012 House of Lies as Tamara 6.6 TV
26. 2011 Mooz-lum as Safiyah Movie
27. 2009 The Cleveland Show as Roberta Tubbs (voice) 5.9 TV
28. 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles as Shay Mosley 7.5 TV
29. 2008 The Wendy Williams Show TV
30. 2008 Gospel Hill as Mrs. Palmer 4.8 Movie
31. 2007 Big Shots as Katie Graham TV
32. 2007 Are We Done Yet? as Suzanne Persons 5.8 Movie
33. 2007 Premonition as Annie 6.3 Movie
34. 2006 Big Momma's House 2 as Sherri 5.8 Movie
35. 2005 Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston 5.7 Movie
36. 2004 Alfie as Lonette 5.9 Movie
37. 2004 Boston Legal as Vanessa Walker 8.0 TV
38. 2004 Baadasssss! as Sandra 6.5 Movie
39. 2002 Sightings: Heartland Ghost as Lou 4.5 Movie
40. 2002 Everwood as Cassie 7.6 TV
41. 2000 106 & Park TV
42. 2000 Big Momma's House as Sherry Pierce 5.8 Movie
43. 2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Karen 6.5 Movie
44. 2000 Boiler Room as Abbie Halpert 6.7 Movie
45. 2000 The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy as Leslie 6.3 Movie
46. 1999 The Secret Laughter of Women as Nimi Da Silva Movie
47. 1999 The Best Man as Jordan Armstrong 6.6 Movie
48. 1999 Held Up as Rae 5.9 Movie
49. 1999 Third Watch as Sasha Monroe 8.0 TV
50. 1999 Judging Amy as Andrea Solomon 7.5 TV
51. 1999 Stigmata as Donna Chadway 6.4 Movie
52. 1999 In Too Deep as Myra 6.4 Movie
53. 1998 Butter as Carmen Jones Movie
54. 1997 Soul Food as Robin (Bird) 6.3 Movie
55. 1997 Hav Plenty as Trudy Movie
56. 1997 Love Jones as Nina Mosley 7.4 Movie
57. 1996 Moesha as Babysitter 6.9 TV
58. 1995 Live Shot as Ramona Greer TV
59. 1995 Friday as Debbie 7.2 Movie
60. 1994 ER as Christy Wilson 7.8 TV
61. 1993 Living Single as Stacey 8.0 TV
62. 1993 Made in America as Zora Mathews 5.5 Movie
63. 1991 Boyz n the Hood as Brandi 7.6 Movie
64. 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Claudia 7.9 TV
65. 1989 Buried Alive as Fingers 4.2 Movie
66. 1986 The B.R.A.T. Patrol as Darla Perkins Movie
67. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as Darla Perkins 7.9 TV

1. — Don't Ever Wonder Upcoming Movie
2. 2020 Fatal Affair 5.7 Movie

1. 2024 Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story Movie

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