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Nia Long
Birth at
30 October 1970
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Nia Long was born in New York City on October 30, 1970. She came from an Afro-Thai family and from childhood was distinguished by unusual liveliness and artistry. She got her name in honor of one of the days of Kwanza - a special New Year holiday in the African American diaspora. The girl was only two years old when her parents divorced and she moved with her mother to Los Angeles. Her mother studied fine art and was going to get married five years later, but the wedding was canceled at the last
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Nia Long was born in New York City on October 30, 1970. She came from an Afro-Thai family and from childhood was distinguished by unusual liveliness and artistry. She got her name in honor of one of the days of Kwanza - a special New Year holiday in the African American diaspora. The girl was only two years old when her parents divorced and she moved with her mother to Los Angeles. Her mother studied fine art and was going to get married five years later, but the wedding was canceled at the last minute.
Nia studied at the Roman Catholic school named after St. Mary, where she studied ballet, jazz, guitar playing, rhythmic gymnastics. Job after graduation was not easy to find, and Nia’s mother had to work anywhere to survive the financial crisis.
Nia's debut on the screen took place in 1991 in the film "Guys next door." She played a major role there, and the picture itself was nominated for an Oscar. After this successful start, Long was noticed by the directors and began to be invited to films of various plans.
In 1993, the film with her participation “Made in America” was released, where the actress played the role of Zora Matthews – a girl born from the sperm of an unknown donor.
Then there were roles in the films “ER”, “Big Mommy’s House”, “Scoundrel”, “Beautiful Alfie, or What Men Want”.
"Stigmata" "Well, here we are: Repair", "The Cleveland Show", etc.
In the early 2000s, the actress was close to Massai Z. Dorsey. They had a boy named Massai Zhivago Dorsey. Her second son, Keza, Nia gave birth in 2011 to Aimee Udok.