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Name: Nia Long
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Date of Birth:
October 30, 1970
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Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mini-bio:
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 30, 1970, Long developed aninterest in acting at an early age. She received training from BettyBridges, mother of former child star Todd Bridges (best known for ...( read more)his roleon the TV series Diff'rent Strokes.Long got her start on TV, playing a character on the soap opera GuidingLight from 1991 to 1993. She earned her first helping of fame with herrole on the popular sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel Air, which cast her as WillSmith's love interest. The actress made her film debut in John Singleton'sacclaimed Boyz 'N the Hood (1991), sharing the screen with the likes ofCuba Gooding, Jr., Ice Cube, Angela Basset, and Lawrence Fishburne. Shefollowed the film with Made in America (1993), a comedy that cast her asthe daughter of Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson.Long subsequently established herself as a strong presence in romanticdramas and comedies, carving out a niche in such films as Soul Food(1997), Love Jones (1997), and The Best Man (1999). The actress alsoventured into a number of other genres, as demonstrated by her roles infilms ranging from supernatural horror (Stigmata) (1999) to big businesscrime drama (The Boiler Room) (1999) to inner-city police thriller (In TooDeep) (1999).