
Queen Latifah
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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Acting (77 movies)

Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006

Stranger Than Fiction
2006

Sphere
1998

Chicago
2002

Bringing Down the House
2003

Hairspray
2007

Scary Movie 3
2003

Arctic Tale
2007

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005

Taxi
2004

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004

Hoodlum
1997

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009

Mad Money
2008

Bringing Out the Dead
1999

What Happens in Vegas
2008

The Bone Collector
1999

Who's the Man?
1993

The Secret Life of Bees
2008

Valentine's Day
2010

Set It Off
1996

Beauty Shop
2005

My Life
1993

The Dilemma
2011

Just Wright
2010

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021

House Party 2
1991

Joyful Noise
2012

Juice
1992

Brown Sugar
2002

Last Holiday
2006

You're Watching Video Music Box
2021

Living Out Loud
1998

Life Support
2007

Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
1999

Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009

Steel Magnolias
2012

House of Bodies
2013

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2023

22 Jump Street
2014

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990

Bessie
2015

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023

The Wiz Live!
2015

Miracles from Heaven
2016

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016

The Perfect Holiday
2007

Girls Trip
2017

Ice Age: Collision Course
2016

Jungle Fever
1991

The Country Bears
2002

Michael Jackson Memorial
2009

Garrett's Gift
2008

Living with the Dead
2002

Flint
2017

And the Winner Isn't
2017

Teach
2013

The Cookout
2004

Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
2012

The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015

The Trap
2019

Mama Africa
2002

The Little Mermaid Live!
2019

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009

Hustle
2022

End of the Road
2022

The Tiger Rising
2022

The Earth Day Special
1990

Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004

Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
2002

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
2025
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Bringing Down the House | 2003 | Executive Producer | 
| The Cookout | 2004 | Producer | 
| Beauty Shop | 2005 | Producer | 
| The Hip Hop Project | 2006 | Executive Producer | 
| Who's Your Caddy? | 2007 | Executive Producer | 
| The Perfect Holiday | 2007 | Producer | 
| Just Wright | 2010 | Producer | 
| Joyful Noise | 2012 | Executive Producer | 
| Steel Magnolias | 2012 | Executive Producer | 
| House of Bodies | 2013 | Executive Producer | 
| Percentage | 2013 | Executive Producer | 
| Brotherly Love | 2015 | Executive Producer | 
| Bessie | 2015 | Executive Producer | 
| The Perfect Match | 2016 | Executive Producer | 
| The Secrets of Emily Blair | 2016 | Executive Producer | 
| Flint | 2017 | Executive Producer | 
| Ballet After Dark | 2019 | Executive Producer | 
| Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom | 2019 | Executive Producer | 
| The Tiger Rising | 2022 | Executive Producer | 
| End of the Road | 2022 | Executive Producer | 
| Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South | 2023 | Executive Producer |