Queen Latifah
American rapper, singer and actress
Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey), known professionally under the name Queen Latifah is an American, rapper, actress and singer. After she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989, Latifah released her first album All Hail the Queen. She has won a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination.
Queen Latifah | |
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 Latifah in 2018 | |
| Born | Dana Elaine Owens March 18, 1970 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 1 |
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| Website | queenlatifah |
She is in a partnership with Eboni Nichols and has a son Rebel.[2]
Discography
changeStudio albums
- All Hail the Queen (1989)
- Nature of a Sista' (1991)
- Black Reign (1993)
- Order in the Court (1998)
- The Dana Owens Album (2004)
- Trav'lin' Light (2007)
- Persona (2009)
Filmography
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change| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Lashawn | |
| House Party 2 | Zora | ||
| Yakety Yak, Take it Back | Herself | ||
| 1992 | Juice | Ruffhouse M.C. | |
| Trash Talk | Herself | ||
| 1993 | Who's the Man? | Herself | Cameo |
| My Life | Theresa | ||
| 1996 | Set It Off | Cleopatra 'Cleo' Sims | |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Sulie | |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud | Liz Bailey | |
| Sphere | Alice "Teeny" Fletcher | ||
| Mama Flora's Family | Diana | Television movie | |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Thelma | |
| Bringing Out the Dead | Dispatcher Love (voice) | ||
| 2002 | Chicago | Matron "Mama" Morton | |
| Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio | Dove (English voice) | ||
| Brown Sugar | Francine | ||
| The Country Bears | Cha-Cha | ||
| Living with the Dead | Midge Harmon | Television movie | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle | |
| Bringing Down the House | Charlene Morton | Producer | |
| 2004 | Taxi | Isabelle “Belle” Williams | |
| The Cookout | Mildred Smith | Producer | |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Gina Norris | ||
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Producer | |
| The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Aunt Em | Television film | |
| 2006 | Stranger than Fiction | Penny Escher | |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | Ellie (voice) | ||
| Last Holiday | Georgia Byrd | ||
| 2007 | Hairspray | Motormouth Maybelle | |
| The Perfect Holiday | Mrs. Christmas | Producer | |
| Life Support | Ana Wallace | Television film; Producer | |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Nina Brewster | |
| What Happens in Vegas | Dr. Twitchell | ||
| The Secret Life of Bees | August Boatwright | ||
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Ellie (voice) | |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Paula Thomas | |
| Just Wright | Leslie Wright | Producer | |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Susan Warner | |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Ellie (voice) | |
| Joyful Noise | Vi Rose Hill | ||
| Steel Magnolias | M'Lynn | Television film | |
| 2013 | House of Bodies | Nicole | Executive Producer |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Mrs. Dickson | |
| 2015 | Bessie | Bessie Smith | Television film |
| The Wiz Live! | The Wiz | Television film; NBC Musical based on The Wiz | |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven | Angela | |
| Ice Age: Collision Course | Ellie (voice) | ||
| 2017 | Girls Trip | Sasha Franklin | |
| Flint | Iza Banks | Television film[3] | |
| 2019 | The Trap | Dr. Obayuwana | |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising | Willie May | |
| Hustle | Teresa Sugarman | ||
| End of the Road | Brenda | ||
| TBA | Paper Chase | TBA | Pre-production |
Television
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Marissa Redman / Dee Dee | Episodes: "Working It Out" and "She Ain’t Heavy" |
| 1995 | The Critic | Herself (voice) | Episode: "Lady Hawke" |
| 1997 | Ellen | Herself | Episode: "Ellen Unplugged" |
| 1993–98 | Living Single | Khadijah James | Lead Role |
| 1999–01 | The Queen Latifah Show | Herself | Host; Creator / Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Spin City | Robin Jones | Episodes: "Yeah Baby!" and "Sleeping with the Enemy" |
| 2003–08 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Gwen Ifill | Host; Episodes: "Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite", "Queen Latifah" and "Anne Hathaway/The Killers" |
| 2004 | Eve | Simone | Episode: "Party All the Time" |
| The Fairly OddParents | Pam Dromeda (voice) | Episode: "Crash Nebula" | |
| 2005 | 47th Annual Grammy Awards | Herself | Host; Television special |
| 2008 | Sweet Blackberry Presents | Narrator | Episode: "Garrett's Gift" |
| 2010 | Entourage | Herself | Episode: "Porn Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" |
| 30 Rock | Regina Bookman | Episode: "Let's Stay Together" | |
| When I Was 17 | Herself | ||
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Ellie (voice) | Television special |
| 2011–12 | Single Ladies | Sharon Love | Recurring role; Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Let's Stay Together | Bobbie | Episode: "Beauty and the Birthday"; Executive producer |
| 2013–15 | The Queen Latifah Show | Herself | Host; Creator / Executive producer |
| 2014 | Hot In Cleveland | Aunt Esther Jean Johnson | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Sweet Brown | Episode: "Sweet Brown: Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That" | |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle | Herself | Episode: "Queen Latifah vs. Marlon Wayans" |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Ellie (voice) | Television special |
| 2016–19 | Star | Carlotta Brown | Main cast |
| 2017 | Empire | Episode: "Noble Memory" | |
| Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Herself | Episode: "Queen Latifah & Jada Pinkett Smith" | |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live![4] | Ursula | Television special |
| 2020 | Hollywood | Hattie McDaniel | Episodes: "A Hollywood Ending" and "Jump" |
| When the Streetlights Go On | Detective Grasso | Miniseries | |
| 2020; 2022 | Red Table Talk | Herself | Episodes: "A Girl’s Trip Coronavirus Quarantine Reunion" and "Queen Latifah is on a Mission!" |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Gran Bruja (voice) | Miniseries |
| 2021–present | The Equalizer | Robyn McCall | Lead Role; Executive producer |
References
change- ↑ Johnson, Kevin C. (December 23, 2011). "Q&A: Local artists pay tribute to Native Tongues rap acts". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ↑ Mercado, Mia (June 28, 2021). "A Very Happy Pride to Queen Latifah". The Cut.
- ↑ Saraiya, Sonia (October 27, 2017). "TV Review: Lifetime's 'Flint' Starring Queen Latifah". Variety. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ↑ Bentley, Jean (August 5, 2019). "Little Mermaid' Live Starring Auli'i Cravalho Set at ABC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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