I said 'Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.' He said, 'oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don't worry about it.' But they're not.

Long portrayed Kat from 1991 to 1994. "If I’m gonna hustle I want to hustle in one place. Her first notable role on television was a three-year contract role as Kathryn "Kat" Speakes on the soap opera Guiding Light.

Nitara Talita "Nia" Long (born October 30 1970) is an American dancer and actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch and the films In Too Deep Boyz n the Hood Boiler Room Soul Food Love Jones The Best Man Big Momma's House and Are We There Yet?.