Long, Nia 1970-

PERSONAL

Some sources cite full name as Nitara Carlynn Long; born October 30, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; daughter of Doughtry ("Doc," a high school teacher and poet) and Talita (a printmaker, art teacher, salesperson, and bus driver) Long; some sources state that Long is the half sister of Sommore (a comedienne); children: (with Massai Dorsey, in business) Massai Zhivago Dorsey II. Education: Attended Santa Monica City College; studied acting with Betty A. Bridges. Religion: Christian.

Addresses:

Contact—112 South Almont Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Agent—Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Writers & Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90211. Manager—Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Career:

Actress.

Awards, Honors:

Image Award nomination, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1993, for Guiding Light; Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, 1996, for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; Image Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a motion picture, and Black Film Award nomination, best actress, Acapulco Black Film Festival, both 1998, for Love Jones; Image Award, outstanding actress in a motion picture, and Black Reel Award, theatrical—best actress, both 2000, for The Best Man; Black Star Award, star of the year, Acapulco Black Film Festival, 2000; Black Reel Award nomination, theatrical—best supporting actress, 2001, for Boiler Room; Image Award nomination, outstanding actress in a motion picture, and Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actress—comedy, both 2001, for Big Momma's House; Image Award nomination, outstanding actress in a television movie, miniseries, or dramatic special, 2001, for If These Walls Could Talk 2; Image awards, outstanding actress in a drama series, 2004 and 2005, for Third Watch; Black Reel Award nomination, best supporting actress, and BET Comedy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a theatrical film, Black Entertainment Television (BET), both 2005, for Alfie.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Fingers, Buried Alive (also known as Edgar Allan Poe's "Buried Alive" and Lost Girls), 21st Film Corporation, 1990.

Brandi, Boyz N the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood), Columbia, 1991.

Zora Mathews, Made in America, Warner Bros., 1993.

Debbie, Friday, New Line Cinema, 1995.

Bird, Soul Food, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Nina Mosley, Love Jones, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Trudy, Hav Plenty, Miramax, 1997.

Nimi Da Silva ("Big Eyes"), The Secret Laughter of Women, HandMade Films, 1998.

Donna Chadway, Stigmata, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999.

Jordan Armstrong, The Best Man, Universal, 1999.

Myra, In Too Deep, Miramax, 1999.

Rae, Held Up, Trimark Pictures, 1999.

Abbie Halpert, Boiler Room (also known as Money Game), New Line Cinema, 2000.

Leslie, The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

Sherry, Big Momma's House (also known as Big Mamas Haus), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Lonette, Alfie, Paramount, 2004.

Sandra, How to Get the Man's Foot outta Your Ass (also known as Baadasssss!, Badass, and Gettin' the Man's Foot outta Your Baadasssss!), 2003, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004.

Suzanne Kingston, Are We There Yet?, Columbia, 2005.

Sherry, Big Momma's House 2, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Annie, Premonition, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2007.

Suzanne Persons, Are We Done Yet?, Columbia, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Katherine "Kat" Speakes, Guiding Light (also known as The Guiding Light), CBS, 1991-94.

Lisa Wilkes, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1994-96.

Ramona Greer, Live Shot, UPN, 1995-96.

Andrea Solomon, a recurring role, Judging Amy, CBS, 2001-2002.

Officer Sasha Monroe, Third Watch, NBC, 2003-2005.

Katie Graham, Big Shots (also known as Bedrooms and Boardrooms, Big Dicks, Perfect Gentlemen, and Untitled Jon Feldman Project), ABC, 2007-2008.

Voice of Roberta, Cleveland (animated; also known as The Cleveland Show), Fox, beginning 2009.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Herself, "Los Angeles: Black Hollywood," America beyond the Color Line (documentary; also known as America beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.), KCET (PBS affiliate), 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Darla Perkins, "The B.R.A.T. Patrol," The Disney Sunday Movie (also known as Disneyland, Disneylandia, Disney's Wonderful World, The Magical World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and The Wonderful World of Disney), ABC, 1986.

Carmen Jones, Butter (also known as Never 2 Big), HBO, 1998.

Karen, "1972," If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000.

Lou Adler, Sightings: Heartland Ghost (also known as Heartland Ghost), Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Judge, MTV's "Spring Break '95," MTV, 1995.

Herself, The N Word (documentary; also known as The N-Word: Divided We Stand), TRIO, 2004.

Herself, BBQ Pool Party (also known as 50 Cent's "BBQ Pool Party"), Black Entertainment Television (BET), 2005.

Herself, 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special, Black Entertainment Television (BET), 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991.

Presenter, The 21st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994.

The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1994.

Presenter, The 29th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1998.

12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1998.

The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000.

The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001.

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001.

2004 Hispanic Heritage Awards, 2004.

Second Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, VH1, 2005.

The Third Annual Vibe Awards, UPN, 2005.

2005 Black Movie Awards, TNT, 2005.

Presenter, 38th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2007.

Cohost, BET J Awards, Black Entertainment Television (BET), 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(Uncredited) Girl, "Slam Dunk," 227, NBC, 1986.

Claudia, "She Ain't Heavy," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1991.

Stacey Evans, "Love Takes a Holiday," Living Single (also known as My Girls), Fox, 1993.

Herself, The Jon Stewart Show, syndicated, 1995.

Babysitter, "A Concerted Effort: Parts 1 & 2," Moesha, UPN, 1996.

Christy Wilson, "Baby Shower," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996.

Herself, The Daily Show (also known as A Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition, Jon Stewart, Ha-Daily Show, and I satira tou Jon Stewart), Comedy Central, 1999.

Herself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 1999.

Guest, Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show, Late Show Backstage, and Letterman), CBS, 2000.

Guest star, "Are We There Yet?; The Interpreter; The Pacifier; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Herself, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Cassie, "Truth," Everwood (also known as Our New Life in Everwood), The WB, 2006.

Herself, "Riches, Pitches and Britches," That's What I'm Talking About, TV Land, 2006.

Herself, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2006.

Herself, Martha, syndicated, 2006.

Vanessa Walker, "Angel of Death," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2007.

Vanessa Walker, "Dumping Bella," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2007.

Vanessa Walker, "Nuts," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2007.

Herself, eTalk Daily (also known as eTalk and e-Talk Daily), CTV (Canada), multiple episodes in 2007.

Herself, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, multiple episodes in 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ramona Greer, "Day One," Live Shot, UPN, 1995.

Jacqueline "Jaq" Blackman (title role), Black Jaq, ABC, 1998.

Katie Graham, Big Shots (also known as Bedrooms and Boardrooms, Big Dicks, Perfect Gentlemen, and Untitled Jon Feldman Project), ABC, 2007.

Voice of Roberta, Cleveland (animated; also known as The Cleveland Show), Fox, 2009.

Appeared in Back to You.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Appeared in radio programs, including interviews broadcast by National Public Radio (NPR).

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend (also known as Boyz N the Hood: Friendly Fire—Making an Urban Legend), Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

Suzanne, Road Trippin': The Making of "Are We There Yet?," Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.

Music Videos:

Bell Biv DeVoe, "Poison," 1989.

Bell Biv DeVoe, "Do Me!," 1990.

Chico DeBarge, "Iggin' Me," 1997.

Ashanti, "Baby" (first version), 2002.

Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco, "Touch the Sky," 2005.

Music Video Director:

(With Irv Gotti) Ashanti, "Baby" (first version), 2002.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, November 12, 2004, p. 94.

Essence, April, 2000, pp. 92-94, 162-66; April, 2002, pp. 76-80; December, 2004, pp. 144-49; February, 2007, pp. 156-59; December, 2007, pp. 186-92.

Jet, June 19, 2000, p. 32; January 8, 2001, p. 37.

Movieline's Hollywood Life, November, 2004, p. 14.

Parade, January 16, 2005, p. 22.

People Weekly, March 31, 1997, p. 95; May 8, 2000, p. 124.