After early success in supporting and ensemble roles in such films as Blade, The Wood and The Best Man, she took center stage in Gina Prince-Bythewood's romance classic Love & Basketball, for which Lathan received an Independent Spirit nomination for female lead and won the BET, Black Reel and NAACP Image awards.
Since then, Lathan has appeared in a diverse array of film genres, with credits that include Brown Sugar, Out of Time, Alien vs. Predator,Something New, The Family That Preys, Contagion, The Best Man Holiday, American Assassin and Native Son. She also executive produced The Perfect Guy and produced Nappily Ever After, both of which she starred in.
In television, Lathan starred in Prince-Bythewood's Fox drama Shots Fired and most recently joined the cast of Showtime's The Affair for its final two seasons. Her other TV credits include CBS All Access' The Twilight Zone, FX's Nip/Tuck and a long-running gig as the voice of Donna Tubbs on Fox's Family Guy and The Cleveland Show. She recently finished filming Netflix's Hit and Run.
Lathan's Broadway debut, in 2004's staging of A Raisin in the Sun, earned her a Tony nomination for best featured actress in a play.Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/