Washington Informer: “Preying on Sanaa”
By Kam Williams – Special to the Informer | |
Thursday, 11 September 2008 | |
Born in New York City on Sept. 19, 1971, Sanaa McCoy Lathan is a Tony-nominated actress who has been the recipient of accolades for her work on Broadway and her performances in movies and on television. She landed an NAACP Image Award nomination for the romantic comedy “Something New” last year and screen credits include roles in “Love & Basketball,” “Brown Sugar,” “The Best Man,” “Life” and “Alien vs. Predator.” Sanaa received another Image Award nomination for the critically-acclaimed FX Network series “Nip/Tuck.” This past February, she reprised her role as Beneatha Younger opposite Sean “Diddy” Combs for the ABC-TV adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun.” (Mouse over image to enlarge) Here, she talks about her new movie, “The Family That Preys,” a dysfunctional family drama co-starring Taraji P. Henson, Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Robin Givens and the film’s director, Tyler Perry. KW: How did you like working with Tyler Perry?SL: Tyler’s great. I love how he’s constantly working on a scene, adding lines. You never know what the scene’s going to turn out to be because he does it so many ways. He encourages [improvisation] and does lots of takes, so it was great. He’s such a professional, and he has an amazing situation down in Atlanta with the studio and with the crew. KW: Was that your first time shooting a film there? SL: It was! I really kind of fell in love with the city. And this cast, we really hit it off, so I’m actually friends with a lot of them now. KW: How did you like playing Andrea? KW: This picture pairs you with Taraji P. Henson again. KW: The Columbus Short question: Are you happy? KW: The Tasha Smith question: Are you ever afraid? KW: Have you ever been disappointed? |
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