Queen Latifah
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.
Born: 18 March 1970
Played In
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Ellie (voice)
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Sherri
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
End of the Road
Brenda Freeman
Payback
Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
Hustle
Teresa Sugerman
The Tiger Rising
Willie May
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Maya and the Three
Gran Bruja (voice)
The Equalizer
Robyn McCall
Hollywood
Hattie McDaniel
When the Streetlights Go On
Detective Grasso
The Little Mermaid Live!
Ursula
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Self
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Trap
Dr. Obayuwana
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Flint
Iza Banks
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Girls Trip
Sasha Franklin
Star
Carlotta Brown
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ellie (voice)
Miracles from Heaven
Angela Bradford
The Wiz Live!
The Wiz
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Bessie
Bessie Smith
Lip Sync Battle
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Hot Ones
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Empire
Carlotta Brown
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
22 Jump Street
Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Teach
Self
House of Bodies
Nicole
Steel Magnolias
M'Lynn
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ellie (voice)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Finding Your Roots
Self
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
Self
Joyful Noise
Vi Rose Hill
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Ellie (voice)
The Dilemma
Dana
The Talk
Hot in Cleveland
Aunt Esther Jean Johnson
Just Wright
Leslie Wright
Valentine's Day
Paula Thomas
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self (archive)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ellie (voice)
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
The Secret Life of Bees
August Boatwright
What Happens in Vegas
Dr. Twitchell
Garrett's Gift
Mad Money
Nina Brewster
The Perfect Holiday
Mrs. Christmas
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
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It's 'Hairspray'!
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Hairspray
Motormouth Maybelle
Arctic Tale
Narrator
Life Support
Ana
Stranger Than Fiction
Penny Escher
30 Rock
Regina Bookman
VH1 Rock Honors
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ellie (voice)
Last Holiday
Georgia Byrd
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
The Tyra Banks Show
Hogan Knows Best
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Aunt Em
Beauty Shop
Gina Norris
Taxi
Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
The Cookout
Security Guard
Entourage
Dana Elaine Owens
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Gina
Scary Movie 3
Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
Eve
Simone
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
Bringing Down the House
Charlene Morton
Chicago
Matron Mama Morton
Brown Sugar
Francine
The Country Bears
Cha-Cha
American Idol
Self
Mama Africa
Host
Living with the Dead
Midge Harmon
Living with the Dead
Midge Harmon
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Self - Host
Good Day Live
Self
The Fairly OddParents
Pam Dromeda (voice)
The Queen Latifah Show
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Self - Perfomer
The Bone Collector
Thelma
The Early Show
Self
Bringing Out the Dead
Dispatcher Love (voice)
Mama Flora's Family
Diana
Living Out Loud
Liz Bailey
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Sphere
Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
Hoodlum
Sulie
The View
Self
The View
Self - Guest
Set It Off
Cleo
Spin City
Robin Jones
The Daily Show
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
MADtv
Self - Hostess
Ellen
Queen Latifah (uncredited)
I Hate The Way I Look
Self
The Critic
Queen Latifah (voice)
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
My Life
Theresa
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Living Single
Khadijah James
Who's the Man?
Queen Latifah
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Queen Latifah
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Juice
Ruffhouse M.C.
House Party 2
Zora
The Jenny Jones Show
Roc
Jungle Fever
Lashawn
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Marissa Redman
The Earth Day Special
Self
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Self
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
American Music Awards
Self - Host
Rock Concert
Self
The Grammys
Self - Host
The Grammys
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Oscars
Self - Performer
Today
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Girls Trip 2
Sasha Franklin
King of the South