Sanaa Lathan Is Still on Her Come Up
glamour.comSince she was a teen, Sanaa Lathan loved acting—and still does—but it was the chance to self-direct her first short film that truly shifted her perspective and re-defined her future.
Anyone who’s lived a little knows that no matter what course your life is on, everything can change in an instant. A party invitation you accept, a phone call you decline—even whether you return a stranger’s smile or put on your headphones instead—an action (or inaction) that unfolds in mere seconds can upend your trajectory.
In ’, Glamour talks to some of the most interesting women we know about the pivotal life moments that have come to determine who they are today.Sanaa Lathan has been nominated for a Tony (A Raisin in the Sun) and an Emmy (Succession) and been for over two decades thanks to roles in classics like Love & Basketball, , and The Best Man.
But for all these accomplishments, Lathan still wondered if there was more she could be doing with her career. Turns out there was: directing.The actor makes her directorial debut this month with On the Come Up, a new movie now streaming on Paramount Plus that's based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Angie Thomas.
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