Sanaa Lathan

 American actress Sanaa McCoy Lethan was born on 19 September, 1971. She is the daughter of Eleanor McCoy, an actress as well as Stan Lathan, a film director. After appearing on the television series In the House and Family Matters, NYPD Blue, Moesha and NYPD Blue, her acting career began to take off. After her appearances on the series In the House Family Matters, In the House and NYPD Blue, as well as Moesha, Lathan became more famous. She also appeared in the superhero film Blade. Lathan then went into film roles in Love & Basketball (2000), The Best Man (1999), Brown Sugar (2002) and Brown Sugar (2002). Lathan's Broadway performance in A Raisin in the Sun brought her an award from the Tony Awards for the Best Featured Actress in the Musical. Following this performance, Lathan was cast as Alexa "Lex" Woods in the film Alien vs. Predator. Lathan was the main character in Tyler Perry's 2008 film The Family That Preys. Lathan returned to theatre in the year 2010, playing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in a black-and-white production that was staged at the Novello Theatre.