10 Actors You Didn't Know Played TWO Characters On TV Shows

1. Nia Long - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

SOOTHSAYER AMY POND
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Nia Long is probably best known for her 15-episode run on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Lisa Wilkes, Will's (Will Smith) charming girlfriend and almost-wife during the show's fifth season.

Despite her impressive effort to tame Will, however, their wedding gets called off at the end of the season and Lisa is promptly written out.

But Long also had a one-off appearance a whole three years earlier in the season two episode "She Ain't Heavy," playing Will's obnoxiously snobby date Claudia Prescott.

The dual roles prove extra amusing in this instance given the polar opposite personalities of the characters - one intensely unlikable, the other absolutely delightful - in turn confirming the strength of Long's acting chops.

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