
Cast
Queen Latifah
Acting
Cast
Queen Latifah
Known for
Acting
Born
1970-03-18
From
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Dana Owens, Dana Elaine Owens
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 β 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: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Ellie (voice)

Scary Movie 3
as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle

Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Ellie (voice)

Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Ellie (voice)

Ice Age: Collision Course
as Ellie (voice)

22 Jump Street
as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)

Hairspray
as Motormouth Maybelle

Last Holiday
as Georgia Byrd

The Bone Collector
as Thelma

Chicago
as Matron Mama Morton

Hoodlum
as Sulie

Hustle
as Teresa Sugerman

Miracles from Heaven
as Angela Bradford

Beauty Shop
as Gina Norris

Taxi
as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

Girls Trip
as Sasha Franklin

Sphere
as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

What Happens in Vegas
as Dr. Twitchell

Valentine's Day
as Paula Thomas

Ice Age: Boiling Point
as Ellie (voice)

Juice
as Ruffhouse M.C.

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self

Bringing Out the Dead
as Dispatcher Love (voice)

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
as Ellie (voice)

Just Wright
as Leslie Wright

Mad Money
as Nina Brewster

Stranger Than Fiction
as Penny Escher

The Secret Life of Bees
as August Boatwright

Bessie
as Bessie Smith

The Dilemma
as Dana

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ellie (voice)

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Gina

Set It Off
as Cleo

The Earth Day Special
as Self

The Tiger Rising
as Willie May

Jungle Fever
as Lashawn

End of the Road
as Brenda Freeman

The Cookout
as Security Guard

Bringing Down the House
as Charlene Morton

Brown Sugar
as Francine

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Aunt Em

The Country Bears
as Cha-Cha

Flint
as Iza Banks

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self

Joyful Noise
as Vi Rose Hill

My Life
as Theresa

Yo! The Story of βYo! MTV Rapsβ
as Self

Arctic Tale
as Narrator

Living Out Loud
as Liz Bailey

The Little Mermaid Live!
as Ursula

House Party 2
as Zora

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self - Host

Steel Magnolias
as M'Lynn

You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self

Living with the Dead
as Midge Harmon

Who's the Man?
as Queen Latifah

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
as Self

And the Winner Isn't
as Self

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self - Special Guest

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self

The Trap
as Dr. Obayuwana

The Perfect Holiday
as Mrs. Christmas

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)

Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self

The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self

Mama Africa
as Host

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self

House of Bodies
as Nicole

Life Support
as Ana

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
as Self - Perfomer

The Wiz Live!
as The Wiz

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Girls Trip 2
as Sasha Franklin

Teach
as Self

King of the South

Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
as Self

You Canβt Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self

Garrett's Gift

I Hate The Way I Look
as Self
