With Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard. Lathan was allegedly dating Out of Control co-star Denzel Washington while filming the movie.

Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through …

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. People fell in love with Lathan in Best Man and Love& Basketball, and ever since, she’s maintained a steady career inentertainment.

Actors Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps For many athletes, the story of Monica and Quincy, childhood neighbors (portrayed by actors Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps) who grew up playing basketball and falling in love, resonated so much. Sanaa Lathan is opening up about her miserable experience working on Love & Basketball considered one of the best sports rom-coms ever.. Co-starring Omar Epps and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the story centers on a young Black couple navigating … The film became a cult classic for going against the standard in gender roles and showcasing black love.

But Prince-Bythewood's hard work pays off. It’s been almost 20 years since Love & Basketball was released. Though most people who watch Love and Basketball see it as the role that made Sanaa Lathan a star, looking back at it now, 19 years after the film’s release, the 47-year-old … 'Love & Basketball' was released almost 20 years ago but the love story between the two main characters has always wondered if its stars, Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps, dated off-screen. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Then she thrilled audiences in other memorable roles like The Best Man, Brown Sugar, Disappearing Acts, and The Perfect Guy. On screen was the heartbreak and passion of sports and love -- with some strip basketball and a beautiful game of one-on-one thrown in for good measure. Her brother, Tendaji Lathan, grew up to become a well-known DJ.
They meet as 11-year-olds in 1981, where they spar on the basketball court, share a tentative first kiss, and then go right back to squabbling. A young African-American couple navigates the tricky paths of romance and athletics in this drama.

Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) grew up in …

Sanaa Lathan is opening up about her miserable experience working on Love & Basketball considered one of the best sports rom-coms ever.. Co-starring Omar Epps and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the story centers on a young Black couple navigating the challenging worlds of romance and athletics.

'Love & Basketball' Star Stalker Was Sleeping In My Home!!. Though most people who watch  Love and Basketball  see it as the role that made Sanaa Lathan a star, looking back at it now, 19 years after the film’s release, the 47-year-old actress said shooting the project was a “miserable” experience. Omar Epps as Quincy and Sanaa Lathan as Monica in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s 2000 classic “Love & Basketball.” (Warner Bros.) By Sonaiya Kelley Staff Writer

Lathan’s been busy with television projects. 6/13/2014 12:30 AM PT

LOVE & BASKETBALL is a thoughtful, soulful, sensitive, and funny movie, telling a romance as expressed thru the prism of basketball. Understandably, she makes for a hard taskmaster as she pushed and pushed Sanaa Lathan (they're friends now). Sanaa Lathan was born on September 19, 1971, in New York City, New York, US, to actor and dancer Eleanor McCoy and director and producer Stan Lathan. But her fans desperately wanted Lathan and her co-star Omar Epps to get married after their witnessing their chemistry went popular in 2000 film Love & Basketball. Beautiful, driven and intense are just a few of the words that describe actress Sanaa Lathan.

In 2001, Hall's list of credits grew to include her first television role, as Corretta Lipp on the prime-time drama Ally McBeal, which was a recurring role for several episodes. (CBS Local)– It’s been almost 20 years since Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps starred in “Love & Basketball.” The movie has become a classic and one of … 'Love & Basketball' Star Sanaa Lathan -- Stalker Was Sleeping In My Home!!

She first had a role in the movie Love and Basketball which also starred close friend Sanaa Lathan.

With Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard.

Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.

The relationship between the main characters in the film would become a favorite on-screen couple of fans around the world.
2018’s Netflix film Nappily Ever After saw her shave herhead for the lead role, but she also earned an executive producer’s credit.