Nia Long Has Always Been Her Best Self
essence.comNia Long, whose acting career spans more than three decades in film and television—and who is cited as the pinnacle of beauty and sex appeal in more than a few song lyrics— performance remains about art.
Fame and fortune were never the goals for the now-veteran actor. Instead, stepping in front of the camera was a catalyst for something more primal: survival.Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Long, 51, is a second-generation Trinidadian American; her grandparents, she tells me, moved to the U.S.
after many years of saving. She’s speaking from her home near the Brooklyn Bridge—where she appears to be sitting on a cushion on the floor, from what I can see via Zoom.
Her back is resting on the bottom half of the couch. Large windows are in the background of the scene—and, tearfully, the 2022 Black Woman in Hollywood honoree informs me that the name of the street she lives on was also her grandmother’s name.Long describes the late matriarch as the kindest person she knew, adding that she was an entrepreneur.
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