Early Life :
Sanaa McCoy Lathan is an American actress and voice actress. She is daughter of Eleanor McCoy, who was an actress and dancer and Stan Lathan, worked behind the scenes in television and as a producer. Her brother is Tendaji Lathan a well known DJ. Lathan graduated at Yale University with a degree in Drama. She made her debut in the movie Miracle in the Woods in 1997.

Career Highlights :
Sanaa got recognition with her role as the mother of Wesley Snipe`s title character in Blade (1998). Later, she was seen in movies like Love and Basketball (2000), Alien vs. Predator (2004), The Family That Preys (2008) and Contagion (2011). She was last seen in The Best Man Holiday (2013), Repentance (2014), The Perfect Guy (2015) and The Best Man Wedding (2016). Her upcoming movie is Now You See Me 2, which is scheduled for a June, 2016 release..

Awards :
- Sanaa won Acapulco Black Film Festival for Rising Star Award in 2001.
- She won BET Award in 2001 for Best Actress in Love & Basketball (2000).
- She won Image Award in 2001 for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for Love & Basketball (2000).
- Sanaa won Black Reel Awards in 2001 and 2004 for Theatrical - Best Actress in Love & Basketball (2000) and Film: Best Actress Out of Time (2003).
- Lathan won American Black Film Festival in 2004 for Best Performance by an Actress in Out of Time (2003).
- She won WFCC Award in 2006 for Best Female Images in a Movie - Something New (2006).
- She won Hollywood Award in 2014 for Best Ensemble Cast in The Best Man Holiday (2013).