Sanaa Lathan Net Worth : Know her earnings, movies, tv Shows, Husband, Kids

Sanaa Lathan Net Worth : Know her earnings, movies, tv Shows, Husband, Kids

Facts of Sanaa Lathan Net Worth : Know her earnings, movies, tv Shows, Husband, Kids

Net worth$4 million
Date of Birth:1971 September 19
First NameSanaa McCoy
Last NameLathan
NationalityAmerican
Age:52 years old
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 feet 5 inch

An American actress, Sanaa Lathan holds a net worth estimated to be around $4 million. She is known for her role in the film, The Best Man and its sequel.

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan Net Worth: $4 million

Experiencing a professional career since 1996, Sanaa has collected a fortune of $4 million. Surely, her main source of income is film and television.

Sanaa Lathan net Worth

She has not been open about her earning details, however, Sanaa has received some major accolades that are listed below:

  • BET Award for Best Actress(2001)- Love & Basketball
  • Black Reel Award for Best Actress(2001)- Love & Basketball
  • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture(2001)- Love & Basketball
  • Black Reel Award for Best Actress(2004)- Out of Time
  • Theatre World Award for Best Female Lead(2004)- A Raisin in the Sun
  • Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress(2012)- By The Way, Meet Vera Stark
  • NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture(2016)- The Perfect Guy

How did Sanaa start her professional career? Let's know:

She appeared in a number of stage plays prior to her professional career. In 1996, Sanna made her first television appearance with an episode of In the House.

Love and Basketball

A year later, she debuted with the film, Miracle in the Woods. She also appeared in the film, Drive the same year. And the following year, Lathan landed a major role in a series, LateLine.

Know about Sanaa Lathan's Later Career Here:

Lathan found another major role in television only in 2009. This time she lent her voice in The Cleveland Show. She contributed to the show until 2013.

Sanaa Lathan Career

However, in 2006, Sanaa had a recurring role in a series, Nip/Tuck. She also had recurring roles lending her voice in The Family Guy from 2010. However, after the fourteenth season, she made it regular.

Lathan's other major contributions to television include A Raisin in the Sun(2008), Boss(2012), Real Husbands of Hollywood(2014), Shots Fired(2017), The Affair(2018), and The Twilight Zone(2019).

The Best Man

Also, Sanaa's appearances on films have been major ones. She appeared in the film, Blade in 1998 and a year later, she starred in the film, The Best Man.

Her other film roles include:

  • Love & Basketball(2000) starring Omar Epps
  • Brown Sugar(2002)
  • Out of Time(2003) starring Denzel Washington
  • Something New(2006)
  • Contagion(2011) along with Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Kate Winslet
  • The Best Man Holiday(2013)
  • The Perfect Guy(2015)- Also executive producer
  • Now You See Me 2(2016) along with Jesse Eisenberg
  • American Assassin(2017) starring Michael Keaton and Dylan O'Brien
  • Nappily Ever After(2018)- Also producer

Where and when was Sanaa born? Also, know about her education here:

Sanaa McCoy Lathan was born on September 19, 1971, in New York City, New York, to the parents, Eleanor McCoy and Stan Lathan. She has a brother who is a DJ.

Sanaa McCoy Lathan

Sanaa Lathan with her father

Concerning her education, Sanaa went to Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. Later, she went to the University of California.

She earned a bachelors degree in English from the university. Then, she received a master's degree in drama from Yale University.

Is Sanaa Lathan married? Know about her relationship status here:

Sanaa is currently unmarried.

However, she was married to an actor, Shemar Moore in 1990. And the couple divorced after six years in 1996.

Sanaa Lathan and Shemar Moore

She was also linked to other actors like Wesley Snipes, Tyrese Gibson, and Denzel Washington in 2003.

Then in 2010, Lathan was rumored to be engaged with Steve Rifkind, a founder of Loud Records. She was also rumored to be dating a hip-hop artist, French Montana.


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