Sanaa Lathan is a American actress, born September 19, 1971 in New York City. Her mother, Broadway performer Eleanor McCoy, and father, Stan Lathan, who worked for PBS, and was exposed at a very young age to the world of entertainment. Her parents divorced when she was young, Lathan spent her teenage years living in both New York City, and Beverly Hills, California. Sanaa went to college at the University of California, Berkeley, where she performed with the Black Theatre Workshop, and then went on to the Yale School of Drama, performing in several school productions ... (read more )