Nia Long’s net worth over time
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| Date | Estimate | Source |
| Oct 2026 | $5 million | Celebrity Net Worth · page last updated October 28, 2026 |
Where the money comes from
These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.
Nia Long’s fortune in real-life terms
Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).
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Nia Long has an estimated net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Nia Long net worth page (figures as of October 28, 2026).
Nia Long is an American actress who was born on October 30, 1970, in Brooklyn, New York. She spent early childhood in Iowa City before moving with her mother to South Los Angeles, studied dance, music and acting as a child, and graduated from Westchester High School in 1989. After a start in the Disney TV film The B.R.A.T. Patrol, she landed a contract role as Kat Speakes on the soap opera Guiding Light from 1991 to 1994.
She rose to prominence in Boyz n the Hood in 1991 and as Lisa Wilkes, Will Smith's fiancée, on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Films such as Friday, Love Jones, Soul Food, The Best Man and Big Momma's House followed. On television she played Sasha Monroe on Third Watch, winning an NAACP Image Award in 2004, and later appeared on Empire and NCIS: Los Angeles. In 2026 she played Katherine Jackson in the biopic Michael.
How Nia Long makes her money
Film work is the largest stream. Starting with Boyz n the Hood, she built a long list of credits including Friday, Love Jones, Soul Food, Boiler Room, Big Momma's House and Are We There Yet?, and the Michael Jackson biopic Michael added a high-profile role in 2026.
The Best Man franchise has been a recurring payday. She starred in the 1999 original, returned for The Best Man Holiday in 2013 and reprised the role again in the Peacock miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters in 2022.
Television series provide steady salaries. After Guiding Light and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, she was a regular on Third Watch and Big Shots and took recurring or main roles on Empire and NCIS: Los Angeles, plus guest work on Everwood and Boston Legal.
Streaming films such as the Netflix thriller Fatal Affair, along with music video directing for artists like Yolanda Adams, add further income.
Her estimate
Celebrity Net Worth estimates Nia Long's net worth at $5 million, on its page last updated October 28, 2026. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.
Her figure reflects more than three decades of film leads, a returning franchise role and steady network television work. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.
Career and money timeline
- 1991
Appears in Boyz n the Hood and joins Guiding Light.
- 1995
Co-stars in Friday.
- 1999
Stars in The Best Man.
- 2003
Joins Third Watch as Sasha Monroe.
- 2004
Wins an NAACP Image Award for Third Watch.
- 2022
Reprises her role in The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
- 2026
Plays Katherine Jackson in Michael.
Nia Long net worth FAQ
What is Nia Long's net worth?
Nia Long's net worth is an estimated $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Nia Long net worth page (October 28, 2026). It is an estimate, not an official figure.
How did Nia Long get so rich?
The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Film roles, Television series, Directing.
Is Nia Long a billionaire?
Not by current published estimates. Nia Long is estimated at $5 million.
What role did Nia Long play on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
She played Lisa Wilkes, Will Smith's girlfriend and later fiancée, on the NBC sitcom.
Sources
- Celebrity Net Worth, Nia Long net worth page (October 28, 2026)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
- Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Nia Long (accessed November 8, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.
Photo: MingleMediaTVNetwork, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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