Sanaa Lathan

 American actress Sanaa McCoy Lethan was born on 19 September, 1971. She is the daughter Eleanor McCoy, an actress as well as Stan Lathan, a film director. After appearing on the television shows In the House and Family Matters, NYPD Blue, Moesha, her career began to take off. Lathan was later recognized after starring in the 1998 superhero film Blade; which followed with film roles in The Best Man (1999), Love & Basketball (2000), Disappearing Acts (2000), and Brown Sugar (2002).In 2004, Lathan's performance in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, earned her a nomination at the Tony Awards for Best Featured actress in a play. In the following year, she portrayed the role of Alexa "Lex" Woods in the movie Alien vs. Predator. In 2008, she landed a leading role in The film The Family That Preys by Tyler Perry. Lathan returned to theatre work in 2010, starring in the all-black production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Novello Theatre in London.She reprised her role in the role of Robyn in the sequel to Christmas themed The Best Man, in The Best Man Holiday (2013).