He was born on September 19, 1971 in Manhattan in New York City.
Due to the strong influence exerted by her parents’ careers, Sanna was convinced from a young age that she too wanted to be part of show business, and she did not hesitate to study acting.
But she did not neglect the opportunity to study at Berkeley and then continue at Yale University, initially she wanted to be a lawyer but later decided to enter Yale School of Drama.
Her debut as an actress on the small screen would come with the series Built to last from the second half of the nineties.
Proving to have a lot of talent as a performer, he began his film career in 1997 by appearing in the film Maximum Strength, and only a year later it appeared in Blade, and later had a role in 1999’s Colegas.
From that same year the movie also stands out Best friend of the groom, which gave him much greater recognition within the artistic world.
From the new century, Sanaa has been an active actress in titles such as Against the Clock, a production that took place in 2003 and where she gave life to the lover of the character she plays Denzel Washington.
In 2004 he was the protagonist of Alien Vs Predator, a film that directed Paul WS Anderson.
Regarding her private and love life, this actress has had several romances, one of the best known being the one she had with the actor Omar Epps, and later she was the girlfriend of the American football player Adewale Ogunleye.
Lathan has continued to perform in various plays, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his celebrated performance in the play. A raising in the sun.
In 2009, she co-starred in the drama Wonderful World with Matthew Broderick, and later voiced Donna Tubbs, a character on The Cleveland Show.
At the end of this year he returns to the theater with James earl jones for the production of The cat on the tin roof.