Queen Latifah

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1970-03-18 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As Dana Owens, 퀸 라티파, Κουίν Λατίφα, Dana Elaine Owens, 拉蒂法皇后

Queen Latifah

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Queen Latifah, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

Girls Trip 2

as Sasha Franklin

2026
Ice Age 6

as Ellie (voice)

2022
End of the Road

as Brenda Freeman

2022
Hustle

as Teresa Sugerman

2022
The Tiger Rising

as Willie May

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2021
You're Watching Video Music Box

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Maya and the Three

as Gran Bruja (voice)

2021
The Equalizer

as Robyn McCall

2020
Hollywood

as Hattie McDaniel

2020
When the Streetlights Go On

as Detective Grasso

2019
The Trap

as Dr. Obayuwana

2017
Flint

as Iza Banks

2017
Girls Trip

as Sasha Franklin

2016
Ice Age: Collision Course

as Ellie (voice)

2016
2016
Miracles from Heaven

as Angela Bradford

2016
Star

as Carlotta Brown

2015
The Wiz Live!

as The Wiz

2015
Bessie

as Bessie Smith

2015
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2015
Empire

as Carlotta Brown

2014
22 Jump Street

as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)

2013
Teach

as Self

2013
House of Bodies

as Nicole

2012
Steel Magnolias

as M'Lynn

2012
2012
Joyful Noise

as Vi Rose Hill

2012
2011
2011
The Dilemma

as Dana

2010
Just Wright

as Leslie Wright

2010
Valentine's Day

as Paula Thomas

2010
Hot in Cleveland

as Aunt Esther Jean Johnson

2009
2008
The Secret Life of Bees

as August Boatwright

2008
What Happens in Vegas

as Dr. Twitchell

2008
Mad Money

as Nina Brewster

2007
The Perfect Holiday

as Mrs. Christmas

2007
Hairspray

as Motormouth Maybelle

2007
Arctic Tale

as Narrator

2007
2006
Stranger Than Fiction

as Penny Escher

2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown

as Ellie (voice)

2006
Last Holiday

as Georgia Byrd

2006
30 Rock

as Regina Bookman

2005
Beauty Shop

as Gina Norris

2005
The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

2004
Taxi

as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

2004
The Cookout

as Security Guard

2003
Scary Movie 3

as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle

2003
Bringing Down the House

as Charlene Morton

2003
Eve

as Simone

2002
Chicago

as Matron Mama Morton

2002
Brown Sugar

as Francine

2002
2002
Mama Africa

as Host

2002
Living with the Dead

as Midge Harmon

2002
2001
2001
The Fairly OddParents

as Pam Dromeda (voice)

1999
1999
Bringing Out the Dead

as Dispatcher Love (voice)

1999
1998
Living Out Loud

as Liz Bailey

1998
Sphere

as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

1998
1997
Hoodlum

as Sulie

1997
The View

as Self

1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1996
Set It Off

as Cleo

1996
Spin City

as Robin Jones

1996
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

1995
MADtv

as Self - Hostess

1994
Ellen

as Queen Latifah (uncredited)

1993
My Life

as Theresa

1993
Who's the Man?

as Queen Latifah

1993
Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

1993
1993
Living Single

as Khadijah James

1992
Juice

as Ruffhouse M.C.

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self / Presenter

1991
1991
Jungle Fever

as Lashawn

1991
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Marissa Redman

1988
Yo! MTV Raps

as Self

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host & Musical Guest

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1973
Rock Concert

as Self

1959
1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
Today

as Self

Producer

Romeo and Juliet

as Producer

2023
2022
End of the Road

as Executive Producer

2022
The Tiger Rising

as Executive Producer

2021
The Equalizer

as Executive Producer

2019
Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom

as Executive Producer

2017
Flint

as Executive Producer

2016
The Secrets of Emily Blair

as Executive Producer

2016
The Perfect Match

as Executive Producer

2015
Bessie

as Executive Producer

2015
Brotherly Love

as Executive Producer

2015
Scream: The TV Series

as Executive Producer

2013
House of Bodies

as Executive Producer

2013
Percentage

as Executive Producer

2012
Joyful Noise

as Executive Producer

2012
Steel Magnolias

as Executive Producer

2011
2011
Single Ladies

as Producer

2010
Just Wright

as Producer

2007
Who's Your Caddy?

as Executive Producer

2007
2006
The Hip Hop Project

as Executive Producer

2005
Beauty Shop

as Producer

2004
The Cookout

as Producer

2003
Bringing Down the House

as Executive Producer

2000

Sound

2010
Just Wright

as Music Consultant

2004
Taxi

as Music Consultant

Writer

2004
The Cookout

as Story