Nia Talita Long is an American actress. Long rose to prominence after starring in the film Boyz n the Hood and playing the role of Beullah “Lisa” Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Long was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Talita Long a teacher and printmaker, and Doughtry Long, a high school teacher, and poet. Her mother is of Trinidadian descent. She has an older half-sister, the actress, and comedian known as Sommore.
Nia was two years old when her parents divorced. She accompanied her mother when she moved to Iowa City, Iowa, to study fine arts.
She appeared in the 2013 film The Best Man Holiday, reprising her role from the original 1999 film. Unlike the original film, however, her character is in an interracial relationship with a white man
Are Nia Long and Chante Adams related?
Actors Chante Adams and Nia Long attend a special screening of the Netflix film “Roxanne Roxanne” at the SVA Theater on March 19, 2018 in New York City.
Despite both being very beautiful and talented actresses who admittedly do share a resemblance Chante Adams and Nia Long are not related. They did, however, play daughter and mother in Roxanne Roxanne, though Adams says their bond was more sisterly during filming.
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