Queen Latifah

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-03-18 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Queen Latifah

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...

Acting

2006

Ice Age: The Meltdown

as Ellie (voice)

2006

Stranger Than Fiction

as Penny Escher

1998

Sphere

as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

2002

Chicago

as Matron Mama Morton

-

Girls Trip 2

as Sasha Franklin

2003

Bringing Down the House

as Charlene Morton

2007

Hairspray

as Motormouth Maybelle

2003

Scary Movie 3

as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle

2007

Arctic Tale

as Narrator

2004

Taxi

as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

1997

Hoodlum

as Sulie

2009

2008

Mad Money

as Nina Brewster

1999

Bringing Out the Dead

as Dispatcher Love (voice)

2008

What Happens in Vegas

as Dr. Twitchell

1999

2008

The Secret Life of Bees

as August Boatwright

1993

Who's the Man?

as Queen Latifah

2010

Valentine's Day

as Paula Thomas

1996

Set It Off

as Cleo

2005

Beauty Shop

as Gina Norris

1993

My Life

as Theresa

2011

2010

Just Wright

as Leslie Wright

1991

2012

Joyful Noise

as Vi Rose Hill

1992

Juice

as Ruffhouse M.C.

2002

Brown Sugar

as Francine

2006

Last Holiday

as Georgia Byrd

2021

You're Watching Video Music Box

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Living Out Loud

as Liz Bailey

2007

2012

2011

2012

2013

2014

22 Jump Street

as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)

2015

Bessie

as Bessie Smith

2015

The Wiz Live!

as The Wiz

2016

Miracles from Heaven

as Angela Bradford

2016

2007

The Perfect Holiday

as Mrs. Christmas

2017

Girls Trip

as Sasha Franklin

2016

1991

Jungle Fever

as Lashawn

2002

2002

Living with the Dead

as Midge Harmon

2017

Flint

as Iza Banks

2013

Teach

as Self

2004

The Cookout

as Security Guard

2019

The Trap

as Dr. Obayuwana

2002

2022

Hustle

as Teresa Sugerman

2022

End of the Road

as Brenda Freeman

2022

The Tiger Rising

as Willie May

2026

Ice Age 6

as Ellie (voice)

Production

2003

Bringing Down the House

as Executive Producer

2015

Bessie

as Executive Producer

2015

Brotherly Love

as Executive Producer

2013

House of Bodies

as Executive Producer

2010

Just Wright

as Producer

2022

End of the Road

as Executive Producer

2012

Joyful Noise

as Executive Producer

2016

The Secrets of Emily Blair

as Executive Producer

2013

Percentage

as Executive Producer

2016

The Perfect Match

as Executive Producer

2006

The Hip Hop Project

as Executive Producer

2017

Flint

as Executive Producer

2012

Steel Magnolias

as Executive Producer

2023

2007

Who's Your Caddy?

as Executive Producer

2004

Taxi

as Music Consultant

-

Romeo and Juliet

as Producer

2019

Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom

as Executive Producer

2005

Beauty Shop

as Producer

2004

The Cookout

as Story

2004

The Cookout

as Producer

2022

The Tiger Rising

as Executive Producer

2007

2010

Just Wright

as Music Consultant

2019

Ballet After Dark

as Executive Producer

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