1970-03-18 ( 55 years old ) in Newark, New Jersey, USA
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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22 Jump Street
2014-06-05
Teach
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House of Bodies
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Steel Magnolias
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Joyful Noise
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
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The Dilemma
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Just Wright
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Valentine's Day
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Michael Jackson Memorial
2009-07-07
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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The Secret Life of Bees
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Garrett's Gift
2008-02-01
Mad Money
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The Perfect Holiday
2007-12-12
Hairspray
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Arctic Tale
2007-06-17
Life Support
2007-03-10
Stranger Than Fiction
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
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Last Holiday
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
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Beauty Shop
2005-04-22
Taxi
2004-10-06
The Cookout
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004-01-20
Scary Movie 3
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Bringing Down the House
2003-03-07
Chicago
2002-12-10
Brown Sugar
2002-10-05
The Country Bears
2002-07-26
Mama Africa
2002-06-07
Living with the Dead
2002-04-28
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
1999-12-01
The Bone Collector
1999-11-04
Bringing Out the Dead
1999-10-22
Living Out Loud
1998-10-30
Sphere
1998-02-13
Hoodlum
1997-08-27
Set It Off
1996-11-06
My Life
1993-11-12
Who's the Man?
1993-04-23
Juice
1992-01-17
House Party 2
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Jungle Fever
1991-06-07
The Earth Day Special
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Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
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