Nia Long (born Nitara Carlynn Long on October 30, 1970) is an American actress and occasional music video director. She is best known for her roles in Big Momma's House, Soul Food, and Are We There Yet?.
<p>Long was born in Brooklyn, New York to Talita and Doughtry "Doc" Long, an Afro-Trinidadian couple. Her father was a high school teacher and her mother was an art teacher and a bus driver. Her stage name, Nia, is one of the seven days of Kwanzaa, which means "purpose" in Swahili. Her parents divorced when Long was two years old, and she and her mother moved to Iowa City, Iowa, where her mother studied fine arts. They subsequently moved to a South Los Angeles neighborhood when Long was seven. Long's father currently resides in nearby Trenton, New Jersey in the township of Ewing.Long also has a step sister which is Sommore star of Queens of Comedy.
<p>Long attended Christian school and studied ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, guitar and acting. She graduated from Westchester High School in...
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