Queen Latifah
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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
Credits
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
as Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
as Ellie (voice)
22 Jump Street (2014)
as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
as Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
as Ellie (voice)
Sphere (1998)
as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
as Dispatcher Love (voice)
Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027)
as Ellie (voice)
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
as Aunt ShaNeequa
The Bone Collector (1999)
as Thelma
Beauty Shop (2005)
as Gina Norris
Taxi (2004)
as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
Chicago (2002)
as Matron Mama Morton
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
as Ellie (voice)
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
as Angela Bradford
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
as Dr. Twitchell
Hustle (2022)
as Teresa Sugerman
Hairspray (2007)
as Motormouth Maybelle
Valentine's Day (2010)
as Paula Thomas
Girls Trip (2017)
as Sasha Franklin
Hoodlum (1997)
as Sulie
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
as Penny Escher
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
as Ellie (voice)
Set It Off (1996)
as Cleo
Last Holiday (2006)
as Georgia Byrd
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
as August Boatwright
Bringing Down the House (2003)
as Charlene Morton
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Self - Special Guest
Mad Money (2008)
as Nina Brewster
The Dilemma (2011)
as Dana
Mama Africa (2002)
as Host
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" (2007)
as Self
The Trap (2019)
as Dr. Obayuwana
End of the Road (2022)
as Brenda Freeman
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (2016)
Actor
Juice (1992)
as Ruffhouse M.C.
Just Wright (2010)
as Leslie Wright
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
as Gina
House Party 2 (1991)
as Zora
Joyful Noise (2012)
as Vi Rose Hill
The Country Bears (2002)
as Cha-Cha
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Lashawn
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal (2002)
as Self - Host
Girls Trip 2 (—)
as Sasha Franklin
The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
as Ursula
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (2025)
as Self
The Tiger Rising (2022)
as Willie May
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
as Aunt Em
My Life (1993)
as Theresa
Brown Sugar (2002)
as Francine
Bessie (2015)
as Bessie Smith
Steel Magnolias (2012)
as M'Lynn
The Cookout (2004)
as Security Guard
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
Living with the Dead (2002)
as Midge Harmon
Arctic Tale (2007)
as Narrator
The Wiz Live! (2015)
as The Wiz
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
as Self
Who's the Man? (1993)
as Queen Latifah
House of Bodies (2013)
as Nicole
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Living Out Loud (1998)
as Liz Bailey
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009)
as Self
Flint (2017)
as Iza Banks
The Perfect Holiday (2007)
as Mrs. Christmas
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Self
Life Support (2007)
as Ana
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023)
as Self
Zac Efron's Pool Party (2009)
as Self
The Making of the Wiz Live! (2015)
as Self
Teach (2013)
as Self
King of the South (—)
Actor
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023)
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)
as Self (archive)
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances (2012)
as Self
Michael Jackson Memorial (2009)
as Self
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute (1999)
as Self - Perfomer
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 (1990)
as Self
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras (2002)
Actor
I Hate the Way I Look (1994)
as Self
Garrett's Gift (2008)
Actor