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