Top Five Sanaa Lathan Romance Movies

Sanaa Lathan is quietly one of today's best actresses. Whether it be
acting in dramtic roles on the big screen or doing voice over work for
animated cartoons, she shines. And tying this top five list in with
the month of love, we give you the top five romantic movies starring
Sanna Lathan.


Love And Basketball
If you can't quote at least one scene from this movie, please turn in
your black card. In the movie that put her on the map, she and Omar
Epps had tons of chemistry. So much so that life started to imitate
art after the movie was finished shooting. A story about two b-ball
players trying to find themselves in life, on the court, and in love.
Out of seven NAACP Image Award nominations, this is the only role
she's won for to date.

Something New
This film is about interracial relationships and the traditional
attitudes most African-Americans have about this subject. Dramatic and
comedic in at the same time. You can see Sanaa playing an uptight
woman very sensitive about her weave. You, also, see the seriousness
of coming to a crossroads in one's life and the daunting task of
making a decision. To fall in love with a white man or not to fall in
love with a white man, that is the Shakespearean question of this
film.

Disappearing Acts
Based on the Terry McMillan novel and starring opposite Wesley Snipes,
this drama is about two people not ready for love and unexpectedly
finding it. Once finding love, they must face the complications that
go along with the discovery of it. This is a great one because you can
see Lathan growing as an actress right before your eyes.

The Best Man
This ensemble cast features some of Black Hollywood's elite. In the
small role of Robin, Sanaa steals the scene in almost everyone she's
in. Best moment comes in the restaurant when she finds out her man,
played by Taye Diggs, almost slept with another woman. One thing to
ask, who dressed her in this because the costumes she wears are quite
hideous.

Catfish In Black Bean Sauce
Released in 1999, this comedy-drama is about two Vietnamese children
raised by an African-american couple. Lathan plays the girlfriend to
the Vietnamese son, Dwayne. Her acting was mediocre at best. But if
you'd like to gauge her growth as an actress, start here.