Queen Latifah
Acting
Born: March 18, 1970 (age 56) · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
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
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
22 Jump Street
2014
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
Scary Movie 3
2003
The Bone Collector
1999
What Happens in Vegas
2008
Valentine's Day
2010
Chicago
2002
Hustle
2022
Hairspray
2007
Photos (10)
Movies (58)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ellie (voice)
22 Jump Street
Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
Miracles from Heaven
Angela Bradford
The Bone Collector
Thelma
Hairspray
Motormouth Maybelle
What Happens in Vegas
Dr. Twitchell
Scary Movie 3
Aunt ShaNeequa
Bringing Out the Dead
Dispatcher Love (voice)
Sphere
Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
Girls Trip
Sasha Franklin
Last Holiday
Georgia Byrd
Valentine's Day
Paula Thomas
Hustle
Teresa Sugerman
Chicago
Matron Mama Morton
Bringing Down the House
Charlene Morton
Stranger Than Fiction
Penny Escher
Taxi
Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
Set It Off
Cleo
The Dilemma
Dana
End of the Road
Brenda Freeman
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Ellie (voice)
Beauty Shop
Gina Norris
Mad Money
Nina Brewster
Jungle Fever
Lashawn
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ellie (voice)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Gina
Joyful Noise
Vi Rose Hill
The Country Bears
Cha-Cha
Just Wright
Leslie Wright
Brown Sugar
Francine
The Secret Life of Bees
August Boatwright
Hoodlum
Sulie
The Tiger Rising
Willie May
House Party 2
Zora
Juice
Ruffhouse M.C.
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Aunt Em
My Life
Theresa
Bessie
Bessie Smith
The Little Mermaid Live!
Ursula
Steel Magnolias
M'Lynn
The Trap
Dr. Obayuwana
Life Support
Ana
Who's the Man?
Queen Latifah
Flint
Iza Banks
The Cookout
Security Guard
Living with the Dead
Midge Harmon
The Wiz Live!
The Wiz
The Perfect Holiday
Mrs. Christmas
Living Out Loud
Liz Bailey
Mama Africa
Host
House of Bodies
Nicole
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Arctic Tale
Narrator
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
2002
Garrett's Gift
2008
TV Shows (27)
Saturday Night Live
Gwen Ifill (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Fairly OddParents
Pam Dromeda (voice) · 1 eps
30 Rock
Regina Bookman · 1 eps
Entourage
Dana Elaine Owens · 1 eps
Empire
Carlotta Brown · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Robyn McCall · 74 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Aunt Esther Jean Johnson · 1 eps
Spin City
Robin Jones · 2 eps
The Tyra Banks Show
1 eps
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Marissa Redman · 2 eps
Ellen
Queen Latifah (uncredited) · 1 eps
Living Single
Khadijah James · 118 eps
Star
Carlotta Brown · 48 eps
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Queen Latifah · 1 eps
The Critic
Queen Latifah (voice) · 1 eps
Eve
Simone · 1 eps
Maya and the Three
Gran Bruja (voice) · 9 eps
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
1 eps
Hollywood
Hattie McDaniel · 7 eps
The Queen Latifah Show
2 eps
Roc
1 eps
Hogan Knows Best
1 eps
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
10 eps
When the Streetlights Go On
Detective Grasso · 10 eps
Mama Flora's Family
Diana · 2 eps
VH1 Rock Honors
1 eps
Living with the Dead
Midge Harmon · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (75)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 7 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 7 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 5 eps
The Voice
Self - Coach · 11 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 5 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 9 eps
American Idol
Self · 1 eps
Good Day Live
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 3 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest · 1 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 1 eps
Lip Sync Battle
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
The Oscars
Self - Performer · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host · 5 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 2 eps
American Music Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Rock Concert
Self · 1 eps
Yo! MTV Raps
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Payback
Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) · 1 eps
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Self · 6 eps
MADtv
Self - Hostess · 1 eps
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
Self · 1 eps
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Self
The Earth Day Special
Self
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Self · 4 eps
And the Winner Isn't
Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Self · 1 eps
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self (archive)
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Self
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self
The Grammys
Self - Host · 2 eps
The Grammys
Self · 2 eps
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Self - Host
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Self - Perfomer
Teach
Self
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Self
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Self
Upcoming (1)
Writing (1)
Producing (26)
The Equalizer
Executive Producer
Scream: The TV Series
Executive Producer
Bringing Down the House
Executive Producer
The Queen Latifah Show
Producer
End of the Road
Executive Producer
Single Ladies
Producer
Beauty Shop
Producer
The Perfect Match
Executive Producer
Joyful Noise
Executive Producer
Just Wright
Producer
Let's Stay Together
Producer
The Tiger Rising
Executive Producer
Who's Your Caddy?
Executive Producer
Bessie
Executive Producer
Brotherly Love
Executive Producer
Steel Magnolias
Executive Producer
Flint
Executive Producer
The Cookout
Producer
The Secrets of Emily Blair
Executive Producer
The Hip Hop Project
Executive Producer
The Perfect Holiday
Producer
House of Bodies
Executive Producer
Percentage
Executive Producer
Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South
Executive Producer
Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom
Executive Producer
Ballet After Dark
Executive Producer