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People may know me from films, but theater is my first love. I did about 35 plays before I even landed my first screen role. I'm very comfortable on stage, and theater is not something you can just wing.
Sanaa Lathan
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Sanaa Lathan
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 19
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