Actress Sanaa Lathan’s beauty first made her presence known in television shows like and , before starring in the addictive romantic drama opposite Omar Epps.
Since then, she has starred in some of the biggest noir movies of our time, appreciated not just for her talent but in addition for her sweet smile, brown eyes and rouge-tinged cheekbones.
For example, at the 2002 premiere, Lathan established her stance on blush, which framed her metallic eyeshadow. She doubled down on the circular application at the premiere in her most pigmented look yet, before dusting her eyes with body glitter and blush at the 58th Annual Tony Awards the following 12 months.
In the 2010s, she toned down her pink tone by attending BWIH’s sixth Annual ESSENCE Awards Gala with matte, lipstick in a shade of pink (by pumping up the pigment at a 2016 Beso party.) Over time, she began using shades of brown to sculpt her cheeks (think: Premiere 2022) for a hotter, more sensual moment — one which continues to today.
Now, on what would have been her 53rd birthday, we’re bringing you all of our favourite moments from Sanaa Lathan’s life.
HOLLYWOOD – AUGUST 23: Actress Sanaa Lathan arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of the movie “Undiscovered” at the Egyptian Theater on August 23, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Sanaa Lathan arrives at the 58th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 21: Sanaa Lathan arrives at the sixth Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 21, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Sanaa Lathan at the premiere of Brown Sugar – New York at The Ziegfeld Theater in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage)
Sanaa Lathan attends the premiere of Out of Time – New York – Outside Arrivals at Loews Cineplex Lincoln Square in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Actress Sanaa Lathan arrives at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 15: Actress Sanaa Lathan attends the Sanaa Lathan hosts event at Beso on March 15, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo: Tasia Wells/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 22: Sanaa Lathan attends the “On The Come Up” Dinner and Movie with DJ Suss One at iPic Fulton Market on September 22, 2022 in New York City. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 7: Sanaa Lathan attends the Peacock premiere of “The Best Man: The Final Chapters” at Hollywood Athletic Club on December 7, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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