Biography
Nia Long was brought up in a creative family, which influenced the choice of her life path. But she became famous not only as a talented American actress, but also as an active fighter for the rights of blacks.Childhood and youth
Nia Long was born on October 30, 1970 in the American city of New York. The future star grew in the family of school teachers, whose lives were inextricably linked with creativity. Her father was fond of poetry, and his mother worked with engraver.
Nia was still a child when parents decided to divorce. The girl stayed with his mother who moved to Iow to study the visual arts. Later she met a man for which she moved to Los Angeles and asslaved there even after breaking the engagement. A woman has a lot and hard worked to give daughter the best future: was a bus driver, a beer salesman and a teacher of art at a local school.
Starting from the 3rd class, NIA visited the school Paseo del Rey Elementary School, where she studied ballet, jazz, chcheletka, took the lessons of playing guitar and acting. Already in 12 years, the future star debuted on the screens. She performed a short role in the film "Silver spoons", where she needed to voice only one replica. Although the name of the young artist did not even contribute to the titles, the experience of filming was unforgettable for her, and after graduation, she decided to take an acting career.
Films
After several small roles in the cinema, NIA joined the Kasta "Guide Light," where Catherine was playing for 4 episodes. Although the work on the series helped the star to develop acting abilities, it remained unhappy with how the scenarios prescribed dark-skinned characters.
Success came to Long only after she starred in the film "Made in America" from Wilup Goldberg and Will Smith. The latter was so impressed with the talent of a young performer that he invited her to the Playground of the Family Comedy "Prince of Beverly Hills", whose star he was.
Already in 1997, Long again attracted the attention of the public when the "Food for the Soul" was shot in the drama. In the same year, she appeared in the film "Fishing of Jones", the role in which he received without audition. The film was awarded the awards of the Sundance festival, and the "chemistry" between the actress and its on-screen partner Lorentz, the Critics for a long time shot.
The next bright appearance of the performer took place in the comedy "House of a big mammf", where she played a girl named Sherry. The tape was so loved by the audience that a few years later came the continuation, in which the star returned to his role.
In subsequent years, Long regularly shone into the cinema and on television screens. In 2008, she joined the acting of the "Men in the Big City" series, telling about male friendship. After his closure, NIA began to work on the animated series "Cleveland's show", which voiced Robert.
Then the star filmography was replenished with such projects as the "abode of lies", "separation", "Uncle Tank" and "Empire". From 2017, the actress during the year was filmed in the series "Maritime Police: Los Angeles", playing Schi Mosley.
Personal life
Although the actress has never been married, it is the mother of two children. His eldest son of the mass of the star gave birth in 2000 from the actor of the mass of Z. Dorsey, with which he soon broke up. Years later, she met Ii Few, who also presented the heir - Keza. The pair was engaged in 2015, but they did not rush to the wedding. Responding to questions about personal life, Long said that marriage is not a priority for her.Nia Long now
In 2020, the audience saw several prime ministers at once with the actress. In the spring, the premiere of the Biographic Drama "Banker" took place, which tells about the dark-skinned businessmen who managed to create their profitable business in the mid-50s. Samuel L. Jackson and Nicholas Holt became the star of the star on the site, and Her husband played Anthony Macs.
In the summer, the "fatal attraction" came out on the Netflix Stregnated Service, in which Long not only played a major role, but also acted as a producer. She controlled the shooting process and had the opportunity to make changes to the script. At the initiative of the performer, her on-screen partner became Omar Epps, with whom she had already had to cooperate earlier.
And already in the autumn, the public was available to watch the film "Life for the year" with Kari Melievin and Jaden Smith in high roles. In the drama, the actress appeared in the image of Catherine.
Now NIA continues to be filmed into the cinema, caught a piggy bank of images. She leads a page in "Instagram", where publishes the photo and reports news.
Filmography
- 1990-1995 - "Prince of Beverly Hills"
- 1995 - "Friday"
- 1997 - "Food for the Soul"
- 1999 - "SAFER"
- 1999 - "Secret Women's Laughter"
- 2000 - "Boiler"
- 2000 - "House of Big Mommy"
- 2003-2005 - "Third shift"
- 2006 - "House of Large Mommy 2"
- 2007-2008 - "Men in the Big City"
- 2010 - "Muslim"
- 2013 - "Abode of Lie"
- 2014 - "Club of Lonely Mom"
- 2014 - "Separation"
- 2016 - "Uncle Tank"
- 2017 - "Empire"
- 2017-2018 - "Sea Police: Los Angeles"
- 2020 - "banker"
- 2020 - "Black Perfection"
- 2020 - "Fatal Attraction"
- 2020 - "Life for the year"