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Queen Latifah

Born · March 18, 1970 (54 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Bio

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

You're Watching Video Music Box

Self (archive footage)

6.4

2021

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

7.0

2021

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ellie (voice)

6.4

2012

Joyful Noise

Vi Rose Hill

6.5

2012

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ellie (voice)

6.5

2011

The Dilemma

Dana

5.3

2011

Just Wright

Leslie Wright

6.6

2010

Valentine's Day

Paula Thomas

5.9

2010

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ellie (voice)

6.8

2009

The Secret Life of Bees

August Boatwright

7.5

2008

What Happens in Vegas

Dr. Twitchell

6.1

2008

Mad Money

Nina Brewster

6.5

2008

Hairspray

Motormouth Maybelle

6.7

2007

Arctic Tale

Narrator

6.8

2007

Life Support

Ana

5.6

2007

Stranger Than Fiction

Penny Escher

7.3

2006

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ellie (voice)

6.7

2006

Last Holiday

Georgia Byrd

7.2

2006

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

Aunt Em

5.3

2005

Beauty Shop

Gina Norris

6.3

2005

Taxi

Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

5.6

2004

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Gina

5.9

2004

Scary Movie 3

Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle

6.0

2003

Bringing Down the House

Charlene Morton

6.0

2003

Chicago

Matron Mama Morton

7.1

2002

Brown Sugar

Francine

6.7

2002

The Bone Collector

Thelma

6.8

1999

Sphere

Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

6.1

1998

Girls Trip 2

Sasha Franklin

0.0

A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop

Self

8.5

2023

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

8.5

2023

End of the Road

Brenda Freeman

6.0

2022

Hustle

Teresa Sugerman

7.8

2022

The Tiger Rising

Willie May

5.2

2022

The Little Mermaid Live!

Ursula

6.9

2019

The Trap

Dr. Obayuwana

5.0

2019

And the Winner Isn't

Self

5.7

2017

Flint

Iza Banks

6.8

2017

Girls Trip

Sasha Franklin

6.8

2017

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ellie (voice)

6.1

2016

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ellie (voice)

6.4

2016

Miracles from Heaven

Angela Bradford

7.4

2016

The Wiz Live!

The Wiz

7.1

2015

The Making of the Wiz Live!

Self

0.0

2015

Bessie

4.6

2009

Garrett's Gift

0.0

2008

The Perfect Holiday

Mrs. Christmas

5.4

2007

The Cookout

Security Guard

4.6

2004

The Country Bears

Cha-Cha

4.7

2002

Mama Africa

Host

0.0

2002

Living with the Dead

Midge Harmon

5.5

2002

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

Self - Host

7.0

2002

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute

Self - Perfomer

9.3

1999

Bringing Out the Dead

Dispatcher Love (voice)

6.6

1999

Living Out Loud

Liz Bailey

5.8

1998

Hoodlum

Sulie

6.4

1997

Set It Off

Cleo

7.2

1996

My Life

Theresa

6.7

1993

Who's the Man?

Queen Latifah

5.1

1993

Juice

Ruffhouse M.C.

7.2

1992

House Party 2

Zora

5.3

1991

Jungle Fever

Lashawn

6.4

1991

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

Self

0.0

1990

King of the South

0.0

Ice Age 6

Ellie (voice)

0.0

2026

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

(4 episodes)

7.5

2023

Sherri

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.2

2022

Maya and the Three

Gran Bruja (voice) · (9 episodes)

7.8

2021

The Equalizer

Robyn McCall · (64 episodes)

7.6

2021

Hollywood

Hattie McDaniel · (7 episodes)

7.3

2020

When the Streetlights Go On

Detective Grasso · (10 episodes)

6.7

2020

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

Self · (6 episodes)

8.0

2019

Untold Stories of Hip Hop

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(1 episode)

6.2

2019

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Self · (1 episode)

5.9

2017

Star

Carlotta Brown · (48 episodes)

7.9

2016

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

(1 episode)

8.5

2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

5.5

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.8

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · (4 episodes)

5.8

2014

Finding Your Roots

Self · (1 episode)

6.2

2012

The Talk

(3 episodes)

3.4

2010

Hot in Cleveland

Aunt Esther Jean Johnson · (1 episode)

7.4

2010

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · (4 episodes)

5.0

2009

30 Rock

Regina Bookman · (1 episode)

7.4

2006

VH1 Rock Honors

(1 episode)

7.0

2006

The Reichen Show

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

4.8

2005

The Tyra Banks Show

(1 episode)

4.1

2005

Hogan Knows Best

(1 episode)

(2 episodes)

3.5

2000

The Early Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.7

1999

Mama Flora's Family

Diana · (2 episodes)

7.3

1998

The View

Self · (7 episodes)

4.4

1997

The View

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.4

1997

Spin City

Robin Jones · (2 episodes)

7.0

1996

The Daily Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.4

1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

3.5

1996

MADtv

Self - Hostess · (1 episode)

6.9

1995

Ellen

Queen Latifah (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.4

1994

The Critic

(1 episode)

7.3

1994

Intimate Portrait

Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)

4.5

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · (5 episodes)

7.1

1993

Living Single

Khadijah James · (118 episodes)

8.3

1993

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self / Presenter · (1 episode)

7.7

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

(5 episodes)

5.4

1992

The Jenny Jones Show

(1 episode)

0.0

1991

Roc

(1 episode)

7.8

1991

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Marissa Redman · (2 episodes)

7.9

1990

The Earth Day Special

Self

8.0

1990

Yo! MTV Raps

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest · (5 episodes)

5.2

1988

MTV Video Music Awards

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

1984

Entertainment Tonight

Self · (2 episodes)

3.7

1981

CBS News Sunday Morning

Self · (1 episode)

6.2

1979

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · (1 episode)

6.9

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host & Musical Guest · (1 episode)

6.9

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.9

1975

Rock Concert

Self · (1 episode)

8.0

1973

The Grammy Awards

Self · (1 episode)

7.7

1959

The Oscars

Self · (3 episodes)

7.0

1953

Today

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

1952