Queen Latifah

Also Known As: Dana Owens, 퀸 라티파, Κουίν Λατίφα, Dana Elaine Owens, 拉蒂法皇后

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Birthday: March 18, 1970

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

10.96%

Known For:

Ice Age: The Meltdown
Stranger Than Fiction
Sphere
Chicago
Girls Trip 2
Bringing Down the House
Hairspray
Scary Movie 3
Arctic Tale
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Taxi
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Hoodlum
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Mad Money
Bringing Out the Dead
What Happens in Vegas
The Bone Collector
The Secret Life of Bees
Who's the Man?
Valentine's Day
Set It Off
Beauty Shop
My Life
The Dilemma
Just Wright
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
House Party 2
Joyful Noise
Juice
Brown Sugar
Last Holiday
You're Watching Video Music Box
Living Out Loud
Life Support
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Steel Magnolias
House of Bodies
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
22 Jump Street
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Bessie
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
The Wiz Live!
Miracles from Heaven
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
The Perfect Holiday
Girls Trip
Ice Age: Collision Course
Jungle Fever
The Country Bears
Michael Jackson Memorial
Garrett's Gift
Living with the Dead
Flint
And the Winner Isn't
Teach
The Cookout
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
The Making of the Wiz Live!
The Trap
Mama Africa
King of the South
The Little Mermaid Live!
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Hustle
End of the Road
The Tiger Rising
The Earth Day Special
Ice Age 6
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s