She appeared in the 2013 film The Best Man Holiday, reprising her role from the original 1999 film. Unlike the original film, however, her character is in an interracial relationship with a white man. Long was revealed to be pursuing an interracial relationship in the film and explained: "We're living in a modern world where it happens and it's OK and it's no disrespect to any black man. I love black men, but the reality is the sistahs are marrying white men and the brothas are marrying white women and that's the world that we live in and it's not to be judged, and if it works for you then embrace it". Director Malcolm D. Lee also supported the interracial relationship being portrayed in the film. "African-American women who are extremely successful can't always find black male counterparts on that level so it's a little bit of a reflection of reality that black women are starting to date outside their race — and why not?" In July 2020, Long starred in the Netflix psychological thriller Fatal Affair. In 2022, Long starred in the Peacock miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters, once again reprising her role from the previous films. Personal life Long contributes her time to the Sterling Children's Home in Barbados as a motivational speaker. In 2010, Long started dating former NBA player and former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka. Together, they have a son, born in 2011. Long also has an older son, born in 2000, from a previous relationship. Long and Udoka became engaged in 2015, though Long stated she has no plans to marry. The couple split in 2022. Filmography Film Television Music videos Awards and nominations References External links 1970 births 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Iowa Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses from New York City Actors from Trenton, New Jersey African-American actresses American film actresses American motivational speakers Women motivational speakers American television actresses American voice actresses American people of Barbadian descent American people of Grenadian descent American people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent American people of Trinidad and Tobago descent American soap opera actresses Living people People from Brooklyn Actors from Iowa City, Iowa 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people