Queen Latifah
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.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(Ellie (voice))
Stranger Than Fiction
(Penny Escher)
Sphere
(Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher)
Chicago
(Matron Mama Morton)
Girls Trip 2
(Sasha Franklin)
Bringing Down the House
(Charlene Morton)
Hairspray
(Motormouth Maybelle)
Scary Movie 3
(Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle)
Arctic Tale
(Narrator)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
(Aunt Em)
Taxi
(Isabelle 'Belle' Williams)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
(Gina)
Hoodlum
(Sulie)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(Ellie (voice))
Mad Money
(Nina Brewster)
Bringing Out the Dead
(Dispatcher Love (voice))
What Happens in Vegas
(Dr. Twitchell)
The Bone Collector
(Thelma)
The Secret Life of Bees
(August Boatwright)
Who's the Man?
(Queen Latifah)
Valentine's Day
(Paula Thomas)
Set It Off
(Cleo)
Beauty Shop
(Gina Norris)
My Life
(Theresa)
The Dilemma
(Dana)
Just Wright
(Leslie Wright)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Self)
House Party 2
(Zora)
Joyful Noise
(Vi Rose Hill)
Juice
(Ruffhouse M.C.)
Brown Sugar
(Francine)
Last Holiday
(Georgia Byrd)
You're Watching Video Music Box
(Self (archive footage))
Living Out Loud
(Liz Bailey)
Life Support
(Ana)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(Ellie (voice))
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
(Ellie (voice))
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
(Self - Perfomer)
Zac Efron's Pool Party
(Self)
Steel Magnolias
(M'Lynn)
House of Bodies
(Nicole)
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Self)
22 Jump Street
(Mrs. Dickson (uncredited))
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
(Self)
Ice Age - 4D Experience
(Ellie)
Bessie
(Bessie Smith)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
(Self)
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
(Self)
The Wiz Live!
(The Wiz)
Miracles from Heaven
(Angela Bradford)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
(Ellie (voice))
The Perfect Holiday
(Mrs. Christmas)
Girls Trip
(Sasha Franklin)
Ice Age: Collision Course
(Ellie (voice))
Jungle Fever
(Lashawn)
The Country Bears
(Cha-Cha)
Michael Jackson Memorial
(Self)
Garrett's Gift
Living with the Dead
(Midge Harmon)
Flint
(Iza Banks)
And the Winner Isn't
(Self)
Teach
(Self)
The Cookout
(Security Guard)
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
(Self)
The Making of the Wiz Live!
(Self)
The Trap
(Dr. Obayuwana)
Mama Africa
(Host)
King of the South
The Little Mermaid Live!
(Ursula)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
(Self - Host)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
(Self)
Hustle
(Teresa Sugerman)
End of the Road
(Brenda Freeman)
The Tiger Rising
(Willie May)
The Earth Day Special
(Self)
Ice Age 6
(Ellie (voice))
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
The Critic
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
(Marissa Redman)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self)
Today
(Self)
The Tyra Banks Show
Spin City
(Robin Jones)
Hogan Knows Best
The View
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
CBS News Sunday Morning
(Self)
American Idol
(Self)
The Early Show
(Self)
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
Living Single
(Khadijah James)
30 Rock
(Regina Bookman)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
MADtv
(Self - Hostess)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Roc
Intimate Portrait
(Self (archive footage))
VH1 Rock Honors
The Queen Latifah Show
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
The Grammy Awards
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Rock Concert
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host & Musical Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
Lip Sync Battle
(Self)
Maya and the Three
(Gran Bruja (voice))
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self / Presenter)
Star
(Carlotta Brown)
MTV Video Music Awards
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Empire
(Carlotta Brown)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
(Self)
America's Next Top Model
(Guest)
Yo! MTV Raps
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
(Self - Guest)
Mama Flora's Family
(Diana)
Sherri
(Self - Guest)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Ellen
(Queen Latifah (uncredited))
Hot Ones
(Self)
The Reichen Show
(Self - Guest)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
(Self - Guest)
Good Day Live
(Self)
Eve
(Simone)
The Talk
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
The Fairly OddParents
(Pam Dromeda (voice))
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Jenny Jones Show
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
The Equalizer
(Robyn McCall)
When the Streetlights Go On
(Detective Grasso)
Hot in Cleveland
(Aunt Esther Jean Johnson)
Hollywood
(Hattie McDaniel)
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
(Self)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Bringing Down the House
(Executive Producer)
Bessie
(Executive Producer)
Brotherly Love
(Executive Producer)
House of Bodies
(Executive Producer)
Just Wright
(Producer)
End of the Road
(Executive Producer)
Joyful Noise
(Executive Producer)
The Secrets of Emily Blair
(Executive Producer)
Percentage
(Executive Producer)
The Perfect Match
(Executive Producer)
The Hip Hop Project
(Executive Producer)
Flint
(Executive Producer)
Steel Magnolias
(Executive Producer)
Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South
(Executive Producer)
Who's Your Caddy?
(Executive Producer)
Taxi
(Music Consultant)
Romeo and Juliet
(Producer)
Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom
(Executive Producer)
Beauty Shop
(Producer)
The Cookout
(Story)
The Cookout
(Producer)
The Tiger Rising
(Executive Producer)
Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic
(Producer)
The Queen Latifah Show
(Producer)
Let's Stay Together
(Producer)
Single Ladies
(Producer)
Scream: The TV Series
(Executive Producer)
The Equalizer
(Executive Producer)