Actress Nia Long was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Los Angeles, California.
Nia is best known for her roles in the films Boyz n the Hood, Friday, Love Jones, and Soul Food, The Best Man, Big Momma’s House.
Her acting coach was Betty Bridges, the mother of Diff’rent Strokes star Todd Bridges.
Nia recently played Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, in the box office hit biopic Michael.
She also played Beullah “Lisa” Wilkes on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Sasha Monroe on the crime drama series Third Watch. Nia has received several accolades, including two NAACP Image Awards and a Black Reel Award.
Nia was joined by her sons, Massai Zhivago Dorsey II and Kez Sunday Udoka at the ceremony.
Snoop Dogg and Nia Long posed for photographers at the star ceremony.
Actor Terrence Howard and Miranda Pak attended the ceremony honoring Nia Long with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Nia Long's star is unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.https://t.co/K9AUB7UPm8 pic.twitter.com/R55n3rSz6s
— Variety (@Variety) September 16, 2026
Snoop Dogg says Nia Long "for about 30 years, had every Black man in America thinking he had a chance":
"You didn't," he said during her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. "But she let you dream." pic.twitter.com/JIDFkAHK8B
— Variety (@Variety) September 16, 2026