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.
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Credits
- 2026 · Ice Age 6 as Ellie (voice)
- 2023 · A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2023 · 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2023 · Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop as
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · End of the Road as Brenda Freeman
- 2022 · Hustle as Teresa Sugerman
- 2022 · The Tiger Rising as Willie May
- 2021 · You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 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 Little Mermaid Live! as Ursula
- 2019 · Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America as Self
- 2019 · Untold Stories of Hip Hop as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Trap as Dr. Obayuwana
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · Flint as Iza Banks
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Girls Trip as Sasha Franklin
- 2016 · Star as Carlotta Brown
- 2016 · Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party as
- 2016 · Ice Age: Collision Course as Ellie (voice)
- 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 · The Making of the Wiz Live! as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · Bessie as Bessie Smith
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · Empire as Carlotta Brown
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · 22 Jump Street as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Teach as Self
- 2013 · House of Bodies as Nicole
- 2012 · Steel Magnolias as M'Lynn
- 2012 · Ice Age: Continental Drift as Ellie (voice)
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
- 2012 · Ice Age - 4D Experience as Ellie
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2012 · Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances as Self
- 2012 · Joyful Noise as Vi Rose Hill
- 2011 · Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas as Ellie (voice)
- 2011 · The Dilemma as Dana
- 2010 · The Talk as
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Aunt Esther Jean Johnson
- 2010 · Just Wright as Leslie Wright
- 2010 · Valentine's Day as Paula Thomas
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Michael Jackson Memorial as Self
- 2009 · Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Ellie (voice)
- 2009 · Zac Efron's Pool Party as Self
- 2009 · We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- 2008 · The Secret Life of Bees as August Boatwright
- 2008 · What Happens in Vegas as Dr. Twitchell
- 2008 · Garrett's Gift as
- 2008 · Mad Money as Nina Brewster
- 2007 · The Perfect Holiday as Mrs. Christmas
- 2007 · Hairspray as Motormouth Maybelle
- 2007 · Arctic Tale as Narrator
- 2007 · Life Support as Ana
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Regina Bookman
- 2006 · Stranger Than Fiction as Penny Escher
- 2006 · VH1 Rock Honors as
- 2006 · Ice Age: The Meltdown as Ellie (voice)
- 2006 · Last Holiday as Georgia Byrd
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as
- 2005 · Hogan Knows Best as
- 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 · Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Gina
- 2003 · Scary Movie 3 as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle
- 2003 · I Love the '80s Strikes Back as
- 2003 · Eve as Simone
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as
- 2003 · America's Next Top Model as Guest
- 2003 · Bringing Down the House as Charlene Morton
- 2002 · Chicago as Matron Mama Morton
- 2002 · Brown Sugar as Francine
- 2002 · The Country Bears as Cha-Cha
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · Mama Africa as Host
- 2002 · Living with the Dead as Midge Harmon
- 2002 · Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal as Self - Host
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · The Fairly OddParents as Pam Dromeda (voice)
- 2000 · The Queen Latifah Show as
- 1999 · One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute as Self - Perfomer
- 1999 · The Bone Collector as Thelma
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Bringing Out the Dead as Dispatcher Love (voice)
- 1998 · Mama Flora's Family as Diana
- 1998 · Living Out Loud as Liz Bailey
- 1998 · Sphere as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
- 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 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · MADtv as Self - Hostess
- 1994 · Ellen as Queen Latifah (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Critic as
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · My Life as Theresa
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Living Single as Khadijah James
- 1993 · Who's the Man? as Queen Latifah
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1992 · Juice as Ruffhouse M.C.
- 1991 · House Party 2 as Zora
- 1991 · The Jenny Jones Show as
- 1991 · Roc as
- 1991 · Jungle Fever as Lashawn
- 1990 · The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Marissa Redman
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Self
- 1959 · The Grammy Awards as Self
- Future · King of the South as
- 1990 · Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 as Self
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1979 · CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- 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
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- Future · Girls Trip 2 as Sasha Franklin