caption children birth_place name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name partner occupation
long in 2012 . 2 brooklyn , new york , united states nia long 30 october 1970 1986 -- present nia long 2012.jpg nia long
 nitara carlynn long ime udoka -lrb- 2010 -- present -rrb- actress
nia long

nia long -lrb- born october 30 , 1970 -rrb- is an american actress .
she is best known for her roles in the television series `` the fresh prince of bel-air '' and `` third watch '' , and the films `` in too deep '' , `` boyz n the hood '' , `` friday '' , `` boiler room '' , `` soul food '' , `` love jones '' , `` the best man '' , `` big momma 's house '' , and the sequels to the latter two films .
