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lathan at the 2011 san diego comic-con international new york city , new york , u.s. 200px stan lathan eleanor mccoy 19 september 1971 1996 -- present sanaa lathan comic-con 2011.jpg sanaa lathan
 sanaa mccoy lathan actress , voice actress university of california , berkeley yale school of drama
sanaa lathan

sanaa mccoy lathan -lrb- born september 19 , 1971 -rrb- is an american actress and voice actress .
she has starred in many films , including the box-office hit `` the best man '' and the 2013 sequel , `` love & basketball '' , `` brown sugar '' , `` alien vs. predator '' and `` the family that preys '' .
lathan was nominated for a tony award for her performance on broadway in `` a raisin in the sun '' .
in 2010 , she starred in the all-black performance of `` cat on a hot tin roof '' at the novello theatre in london .
