Who is Nia Long?

American actress Nia Long got engaged to Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka in 2015. The two have been together since 2010. The couple also have a son together who was born in 2011.

On September 22, 2022, ESPN reported that Udoka is set to face disciplinary action, which might include a significant suspension. He allegedly engaged in a “consensual, intimate relationship with a woman” who is a member of the franchise’s staff. However, other details about the relationship with the unidentified woman has not been revealed.

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Who is Nia Long?

The 51-year-old is best known for her roles in the films Boyz n the Hood (1991), Love Jones, Soul Food (both 1997), The Best Man (1999) and its sequel The Best Man Holiday (2013), Big Momma’s House (2000) and its sequel Big Momma’s House 2 (2006).

On television, she starred as Beullah “Lisa” Wilkes on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991–1995) and as Sasha Monroe on the crime drama series Third Watch (2003–2005).

She was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Talita Long, a teacher and printmaker, and Doughtry Long, a high school teacher and poet.

Her mother is of Trinidadian descent.Long also has an older half-sister.

Long was two years old when her parents divorced. She accompanied her mother when she moved to Iowa City, Iowa, to study fine arts. Long’s father resided in Trenton, New Jersey.

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Long also studied ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics, guitar, and acting. She graduated from Westchester High School in Los Angeles in 1989.

In 2000, Long was offered the role of Alex Munday in Charlie’s Angels, but she turned it down. In 2003, she joined the cast of the drama Third Watch, where she played NYPD Officer Sasha Monroe.

Long also starred in Big Shots from 2007 to 2008 alongside Michael Vartan and Dylan McDermott. In 2016, she was cast in a recurring role for the TV series Empire. She played the role of Giuliana, a Las Vegas club owner.

In July 2020, Long starred in the Netflix psychological thriller Fatal Affair.

Apart from her son with Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udokawith, she has another child who was born in 2000 from a previous relationship.