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.
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Filmography
all 155
Movies 87
TV Shows 68
self 55
Producer 16
Voice 8
Narrator 3
Writer 1
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop (2023)
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023)
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (2023)
Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South (2023)
Remembering Tina Turner (2023)
Sherri (2022)
End of the Road (2022)
Hustle (2022)
The Tiger Rising (2022)
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
Maya and the Three (2021)
The Equalizer (2021)
Salt-N-Pepa (2021)
Salt-N-Pepa (2021)
Hollywood (2020)
When the Streetlights Go On (2020)
The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
Untold Stories of Hip Hop (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom (2019)
The Trap (2019)
Yo! MTV Raps (2019)
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
Flint (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Girls Trip (2017)
Star (2016)
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (2016)
The Secrets of Emily Blair (2016)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
The Perfect Match (2016)
The Wiz Live! (2015)
The Making of the Wiz Live! (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Scream: The TV Series (2015)
Bessie (2015)
Brotherly Love (2015)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Empire (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
22 Jump Street (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Street Dogs of South Central (2013)
Teach (2013)
Percentage (2013)
House of Bodies (2013)
Steel Magnolias (2012)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
Ice Age - 4D Experience (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances (2012)
Joyful Noise (2012)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
Single Ladies (2011)
The Dilemma (2011)
Let's Stay Together (2011)
The Talk (2010)
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
Just Wright (2010)
When I Was 17 (2010)
Valentine's Day (2010)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Michael Jackson Memorial (2009)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Zac Efron's Pool Party (2009)
We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama (2009)
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Garrett's Gift (2008)
Mad Money (2008)
The Perfect Holiday (2007)
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
Hairspray (2007)
Arctic Tale (2007)
Life Support (2007)
30 Rock (2006)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
VH1 Rock Honors (2006)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Last Holiday (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
The Tyra Banks Show (2005)
Hogan Knows Best (2005)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Beauty Shop (2005)
Taxi (2004)
The Cookout (2004)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
I Love the '80s Strikes Back (2003)
Eve (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
America's Next Top Model (2003)
Kung Faux (2003)
Bringing Down the House (2003)
Making of Chicago (2002)
Chicago (2002)
Brown Sugar (2002)
The Country Bears (2002)
American Idol (2002)
Mama Africa (2002)
Living with the Dead (2002)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal (2002)
Good Day Live (2001)
The Fairly OddParents (2001)
The Queen Latifah Show (2000)
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute (1999)
The Bone Collector (1999)
The Early Show (1999)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
Living Out Loud (1998)
Sphere (1998)
Hoodlum (1997)
The View (1997)
Set It Off (1996)
Spin City (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
MADtv (1995)
Ellen (1994)
The Critic (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
My Life (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Living Single (1993)
Who's the Man? (1993)
MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Juice (1992)
House Party 2 (1991)
The Jenny Jones Show (1991)
Roc (1991)
Jungle Fever (1991)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 (1990)
Yo! MTV Raps (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Rock Concert (1973)
The Grammy Awards (1959)
The Oscars (1953)
Today (1952)
King of the South
Untitled Girls Trip Sequel
Romeo and Juliet
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GenderFemale
Birthday1970-03-18 (54 years old)
Birth NameDana Elaine Owens
Birth PlaceNewark, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBeverly Hills · Colts Neck Township · Colts Neck · East Orange · Wayne, United States of America
Also Known AsDana Owens, 퀸 라티파, Κουίν Λατίφα, Dana Elaine Owens, 拉蒂法皇后
AwardsCandace Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, BET Award for Best Actor & Actress, Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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