Tony Award-nominated actress, Sanaa Lathan, delivers a striking presence and undeniable energy to each project she takes on, and continues to build on an already impressive career. Lathan was recently seen in director Tyler Perry's feature, "The Family that Preys," starring alongside Perry, Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard.

Recently, Lathan reprised her role as 'Beneatha Younger' in the highly rated and critically acclaimed ABC Network production of "A Raisin in the Sun" alongside Sean "Puffy" Combs. She is also lending her voice to the Fox animated show, "The Cleveland Show".

Lathan's most recent credits include Focus Features' film, "Something New," for which she received an NAACP nomination for Best Actress. During her guest appearance on the FX Network series, "Nip/Tuck," Lathan played the new owner of McNamara/Troy and love interest of 'Dr. Troy.' The role garnered Lathan an NAACP nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2000, Lathan appeared in Gina Prince-Blythewood's romantic drama, "Love and Basketball," starring opposite Omar Epps. The movie followed the lives of neighbors 'Quincy McCall' (Epps) and 'Monica Wright' (Lathan), both who loved the game of basketball and each other. She won a BET Award and an Image Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film.

In 2002, Lathan starred in Fox Searchlight's romantic comedy, "Brown Sugar," alongside Taye Diggs, Queen Latifah and Mos Def. The film reunited her with "The Wood" director, Rick Famuyiwa. She received an NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and the film also received a nomination for Outstanding Motion Picture.

Lathan also received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, in the romantic comedy, "The Best Man," co-starring Nia Long, Morris Chestnut and Harold Perrineau Jr. "The Best Man" received rave reviews and has since gone on to become one of the top ten highest grossing African-American films in history.