{"id":29389,"date":"2017-04-28T01:53:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T01:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=29389"},"modified":"2017-04-28T01:53:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T01:53:56","slug":"nia-long-18-must-see-pictures-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=29389","title":{"rendered":"Nia Long: 18 Must-See Pictures Of The Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nia Long is a 46-year-old actress who\u2019s been captivating audiences for over three decades. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, but she spent most of her childhood in Iowa City, Iowa and South Los Angeles, California. Nia made her on-screen debut in 1986, playing Girl in the \u201cSlam Dunked\u201d episode of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>227<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Blessed with immense talent and stunning looks, it wasn\u2019t long until Nia started landing big-time parts. Some of her most notable roles have been as Brandi in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Boyz n the Hood<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(1991), Zora Mathews in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Made in Americ<\/em>a (1993), Debbie in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Friday<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(1995), Lisa Wilkes\/Claudia Prescott in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>The Fresh Prince of Bel Air<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(1991, 1994-1995), Bird in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Soul Food<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(1997), Donna Chadway in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Stigmata<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(1999), Abbie Halpert in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Boiler Room<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2000), Sasha Monroe in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Third Watch<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2003-2005), Annie in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Premonition<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2007), and Giuliana Green in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Empire<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2017).<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n\n[ngg_images source=&#8221;galleries&#8221; container_ids=&#8221;327&#8243; display_type=&#8221;photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails&#8221; override_thumbnail_settings=&#8221;0&#8243; thumbnail_width=&#8221;240&#8243; thumbnail_height=&#8221;160&#8243; thumbnail_crop=&#8221;1&#8243; images_per_page=&#8221;6&#8243; number_of_columns=&#8221;0&#8243; ajax_pagination=&#8221;1&#8243; show_all_in_lightbox=&#8221;1&#8243; use_imagebrowser_effect=&#8221;0&#8243; show_slideshow_link=&#8221;1&#8243; slideshow_link_text=&#8221;[Show slideshow]&#8221; order_by=&#8221;sortorder&#8221; order_direction=&#8221;ASC&#8221; returns=&#8221;included&#8221; maximum_entity_count=&#8221;500&#8243;]\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n<p>And of course, Nia Long has also had major roles in films that spawned sequels. Nia portrayed Jordan Armstrong in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>The Best Man<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(1999) and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>The Best Man Holiday<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2013), Sherri in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Big Momma\u2019s House<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2000) and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Big Momma\u2019s House 2<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2006), and Suzanne in<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Are We There Yet?<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2005) and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Are We Done Yet?<\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>(2007).<\/p>\n<p>Up next for Nia is<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><em>Dear White People<\/em>, and she will play Neika Hobbs in the TV series based on the 2014 film of the same name. The 10-episode first season will be released on Netflix on April 28, 2017, and to get ready for the controversial show, check out Nia\u2019s hottest photos in the gallery above.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nia Long is a 46-year-old actress who\u2019s been captivating audiences for over three decades. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, but she spent most of her childhood in Iowa City, Iowa and South Los Angeles, California. Nia made her on-screen debut in 1986, playing Girl in the \u201cSlam Dunked\u201d episode of&nbsp;227. 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