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Queen Latifah
Actor, Producer
Born March 18, 1970 (52 years)
Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen on November 28, 1989, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Nature of a Sista' (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records.
Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a RIAA certification, and spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in raising awareness of violence against women and the objectification of Black female sexuality. The record won a Grammy Award and peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off (1996) and released her fourth album, Order in the Court, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. Latifah garnered acclaim with her role of Matron "Mama" Morton in the musical film Chicago (2002), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004. In 2007 and 2009, she released two more studio albums – Trav'lin' Light and Persona. She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from 1999 to 2001, and again from 2013 to 2015, in syndication. She has appeared in a number of films, such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Taxi (2004), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2005), Beauty Shop (2005), Last Holiday (2006), Hairspray (2007), Joyful Noise (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014) and Girls Trip (2017) and provided voice work in the Ice Age film series. Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. From 2016 to 2019, she starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series Star. In 2020, she portrayed Hattie McDaniel in the miniseries Hollywood.
Queen Latifah has been referred to as the "Queen of Rap" by several media articles, as well as "rap's first feminist". Latifah became the first hip hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2006). Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and an Academy Award nomination.
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Filmography
| 2022 | Hustle · as Teresa Sugerman |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising · as Willie May |
| 2022 | End of the Road · as Brenda |
| 2022 | End of the Road · as Brenda |
| 2021 | The Equalizer (2021) (TV Series) · as Robyn McCall |
| 2021 | The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Unknown |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three (TV Series) · as Gran Bruja (voice) |
| 2020 | Hollywood (2020) (TV Series) · as Hattie McDaniel |
| 2019 | Can't Forget New Jersey · as actor |
| 2019 | The Trap · as Dr. Obayuwana |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! · as Ursula |
| 2017 | Girls Trip · as Sasha Franklin |
| 2017 | Flint · as Iza Banks |
| 2017 | When The Streetlights Go On (TV Series) · as Detective Grasso |
| 2016 | House of Bodies · as Nicole |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven · as Angela Bradford |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2016 | Star (TV Series) · as Carlotta Brown |
| 2016 | Goodnight, Sweet Prince · as Patti LaBelle |
| 2015 | Bessie · as Bessie Smith |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! · as The Wiz |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Carlotta Brown |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street · as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Street Dogs of South Central · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise · as Vi Rose Hill |
| 2012 | Tony Bennett: Duets II · as Unknown |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias · as M'Lynn |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise · as Vi Rose Hill |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2011 | Single Ladies (TV Series) · as Sharon Love |
| 2011 | Let's Stay Together (TV Series) · as Bobbie |
| 2011 | The Dilemma · as Dana |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day · as Paula Thomas |
| 2010 | Just Wright · as Leslie Wright |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Aunt Esther Jean Johnson |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool Party · as Queen Latifah |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas · as Dr. Twitchell |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees · as August Boatwright |
| 2008 | Garrett's Gift · as Unknown |
| 2008 | Mad Money · as Nina Brewster |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 · as Gwen Ifill |
| 2007 | Hairspray · as Motormouth Maybelle |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday · as Mrs. Christmas |
| 2007 | Life Support · as Ana |
| 2007 | The Call of Wild · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Stranger Than Fiction · as Penny Escher |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Regina Bookman |
| 2006 | Last Holiday · as Georgia Byrd |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · as Aunt Em |
| 2005 | Hogan Knows Best (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop · as Gina Norris |
| 2004 | Taxi · as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams |
| 2004 | The Cookout · as Security Guard |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Gina |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Dana Elaine Owens |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 · as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle |
| 2003 | Eve (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House · as Charlene Morton |
| 2002 | Chicago · as Matron Mama Morton |
| 2002 | Pinocchio · as Dove |
| 2002 | The Country Bears · as Cha-Cha |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead · as Midge Harmon |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Francine |
| 2001 | The Fairly OddParents (TV Series) · as Pam Dromeda |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead · as Dispatcher Love (Voice) |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector · as Thelma |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1999 | The Queen Latifah Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1998 | Sphere · as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud · as Liz Bailey |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family (TV Series) · as Diana |
| 1997 | Hoodlum · as Sulie |
| 1996 | Set It Off · as Cleo |
| 1996 | Spin City (TV Series) · as Robin Jones |
| 1995 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (TV Series) · as Voices |
| 1994 | Ellen (TV Series) · as Queen Latifah (uncredited) |
| 1994 | The Critic (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | My Life · as Theresa |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Khadijah James |
| 1992 | Juice · as Ruffhouse M.C. |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (TV Series) · as Queen Latifah |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | House Party 2 · as Zora |
| 1991 | Jenny Jones (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | Roc (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever · as Lashawn |
| 1991 | H.E.A.L.: Heal Yourself · as Queen Latifah |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Marissa Redman |
| 1989 | |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |