Queen Latifah
Acting
- Born:
- 1970-03-18
- Place of birth:
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
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
Filmography
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Sherri
The Jennifer Hudson Show
End of the Road
Payback
Hustle
The Tiger Rising
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Maya and the Three
The Equalizer
Hollywood
When the Streetlights Go On
The Little Mermaid Live!
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Trap
And the Winner Isn't
Flint
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Girls Trip
Star
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Miracles from Heaven
The Wiz Live!
The Making of the Wiz Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Bessie
Lip Sync Battle
Hot Ones
Empire
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
22 Jump Street
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Teach
House of Bodies
Steel Magnolias
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Finding Your Roots
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
Joyful Noise
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
The Voice
The Dilemma
The Talk
Hot in Cleveland
Just Wright
Valentine's Day
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Michael Jackson Memorial
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Zac Efron's Pool Party
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
The Secret Life of Bees
What Happens in Vegas
Garrett's Gift
Mad Money
The Perfect Holiday
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Hairspray
Arctic Tale
Life Support
Stranger Than Fiction
30 Rock
VH1 Rock Honors
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Last Holiday
The Reichen Show
The Tyra Banks Show
Hogan Knows Best
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Beauty Shop
Taxi
The Cookout
Entourage
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Scary Movie 3
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
Eve
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
America's Next Top Model
Bringing Down the House
Chicago
Brown Sugar
The Country Bears
American Idol
Mama Africa
Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Good Day Live
The Fairly OddParents
The Queen Latifah Show
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
The Bone Collector
The Early Show
Bringing Out the Dead
Mama Flora's Family
Living Out Loud
Hollywood Squares
Sphere
Hoodlum
The View
Set It Off
Spin City
The Daily Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
MADtv
Ellen
I Hate the Way I Look
The Critic
Intimate Portrait
My Life
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Living Single
Who's the Man?
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Juice
House Party 2
The Jenny Jones Show
Roc
Jungle Fever
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Earth Day Special
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Yo! MTV Raps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
MTV Video Music Awards
Entertainment Tonight
CBS News Sunday Morning
Saturday Night Live
People's Choice Awards
American Music Awards
Rock Concert
The Grammys
The Oscars
Today
Golden Globe Awards
Girls Trip 2
King of the South