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Queen Latifah
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn March 18, 1970 (54 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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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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| 2026 | Ice Age 6 · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2023 | Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (TV Series) |
| 2022 | End of the Road · as Brenda Freeman |
| 2022 | Hustle · as Teresa Sugerman |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising · as Willie May |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three (TV Series) · as Gran Bruja (voice) |
| 2021 | The Equalizer (2021) (TV Series) · as Robyn Mccall |
| 2020 | Hollywood (2020) (TV Series) · as Hattie Mcdaniel |
| 2019 | Can't Forget New Jersey · as Cast |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! · as Ursula |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | The Trap · as Dr. Obayuwana |
| 2017 | When The Streetlights Go On (TV Series) · as Detective Grasso |
| 2017 | Flint · as Iza Banks |
| 2017 | Girls Trip · as Sasha Franklin |
| 2016 | Star (TV Series) · as Carlotta Brown |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (TV Series) |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2016 | Goodnight, Sweet Prince · as Patti Labelle |
| 2016 | House of Bodies · as Nicole |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven · as Angela Bradford |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! · as The Wiz |
| 2015 | Bessie · as Bessie Smith |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Carlotta Brown |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street · as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Street Dogs of South Central · as Narrator |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias · as M'lynn |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise · as Vi Rose Hill |
| 2012 | 9mm · as Lt. Amanda Shipley |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2011 | Single Ladies (TV Series) · as Sharon Love |
| 2011 | The Dilemma · as Dana |
| 2011 | Let's Stay Together (TV Series) · as Bobbie |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Aunt Esther Jean Johnson |
| 2010 | Just Wright · as Leslie Wright |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day · as Paula Thomas |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 · as Gwen Ifill |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees · as August Boatwright |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas · as Dr. Twitchell |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Mad Money · as Nina Brewster |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday · as Mrs. Christmas |
| 2007 | Hairspray · as Motormouth Maybelle |
| 2007 | Life Support · as Ana |
| 2006 | Stranger Than Fiction · as Penny Escher |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Regina Bookman |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown · as Ellie (voice) |
| 2006 | Arctic Tale · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Last Holiday · as Georgia Byrd |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Hogan Knows Best (TV Series) |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · as Aunt Em |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop · as Gina Norris |
| 2004 | Taxi · as Isabelle 'belle' Williams |
| 2004 | The Cookout · as Security Guard |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Dana Elaine Owens |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Gina |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 · as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle |
| 2003 | I Love the 80s Strikes Back (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Eve (TV Series) · as Simone |
| 2003 | Will on Will & Grace · as Guest |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2003 | Kung Faux (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House · as Charlene Morton |
| 2002 | Chicago · as Matron Mama Morton |
| 2002 | Pinocchio · as Dove |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar · as Francine |
| 2002 | The Country Bears · as Cha-Cha |
| 2002 | Mama Africa · as Host |
| 2002 | Talking to Heaven · as Midge Harmon |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead (TV Series) · as Midge Harmon |
| 2001 | The Fairly OddParents (TV Series) · as Pam Dromeda (voice) |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector · as Thelma |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead · as Dispatcher Love (voice) |
| 1999 | The Queen Latifah Show (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family (TV Series) · as Diana |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud · as Liz Bailey |
| 1998 | Sphere · as Alice 'teeny' Fletcher |
| 1997 | Hoodlum · as Sulie |
| 1996 | Set It Off · as Cleo |
| 1996 | Spin City (TV Series) · as Robin Jones |
| 1994 | Ellen (TV Series) · as Queen Latifah (uncredited) |
| 1994 | The Critic (TV Series) |
| 1993 | My Life · as Theresa |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Khadijah James |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Juice · as Ruffhouse M.c. |
| 1991 | House Party 2 · as Zora |
| 1991 | Jenny Jones (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Roc (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever · as Lashawn |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Marissa Redman |