Queen Latifah
Acting
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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movieIce Age: Boiling Point
2027
Ellie (voice)
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self - Guest
movieEnd of the Road
2022
Brenda Freeman
tvPayback
2022
Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
movieHustle
2022
Teresa Sugerman
movieThe Tiger Rising
2022
Willie May
movieYou're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Self (archive footage)
tvMaya and the Three
2021
Gran Bruja (voice)
tvThe Equalizer
2021
Robyn McCall
tvHollywood
2020
Hattie McDaniel
tvWhen the Streetlights Go On
2020
Detective Grasso
movieThe Trap
2019
Dr. Obayuwana
movieFlint
2017
Iza Banks
movieGirls Trip
2017
Sasha Franklin
tvStar
2016
Carlotta Brown
movieIce Age: Collision Course
2016
Ellie (voice)
movieIce Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
Ellie (voice)
movieMiracles from Heaven
2016
Angela Bradford
movieThe Wiz Live!
2015
The Wiz
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self / Self - Guest
movieBessie
2015
Bessie Smith
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvEmpire
2015
Carlotta Brown
movie22 Jump Street
2014
Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest / Self
movieTeach
2013
Self
movieHouse of Bodies
2013
Nicole
movieSteel Magnolias
2012
M'Lynn
movieIce Age: Continental Drift
2012
Ellie (voice)
movieJoyful Noise
2012
Vi Rose Hill
movieIce Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
Ellie (voice)
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
tvHot in Cleveland
2010
Aunt Esther Jean Johnson
movieJust Wright
2010
Leslie Wright
movieValentine's Day
2010
Paula Thomas
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
Ellie (voice)
movieThe Secret Life of Bees
2008
August Boatwright
movieWhat Happens in Vegas
2008
Dr. Twitchell
movieMad Money
2008
Nina Brewster
movieThe Perfect Holiday
2007
Mrs. Christmas
movieHairspray
2007
Motormouth Maybelle
movieArctic Tale
2007
Narrator
movieStranger Than Fiction
2006
Penny Escher
tv30 Rock
2006
Regina Bookman
movieIce Age: The Meltdown
2006
Ellie (voice)
movieLast Holiday
2006
Georgia Byrd
The Reichen Show
2005
Self - Guest
movieBeauty Shop
2005
Gina Norris
movieTaxi
2004
Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
movieThe Cookout
2004
Security Guard
tvEntourage
2004
Dana Elaine Owens
movieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieScary Movie 3
2003
Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle
tvEve
2003
Simone
tvAmerica's Next Top Model
2003
Self - Guest
movieBringing Down the House
2003
Charlene Morton
movieChicago
2002
Matron Mama Morton
movieBrown Sugar
2002
Francine
movieThe Country Bears
2002
Cha-Cha
movieLiving with the Dead
2002
Midge Harmon
tvLiving with the Dead
2002
Midge Harmon
tvThe Fairly OddParents
2001
Pam Dromeda (voice)
movieOne Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
1999
Self - Perfomer
movieBringing Out the Dead
1999
Dispatcher Love (voice)
movieLiving Out Loud
1998
Liz Bailey
tvHollywood Squares
1998
Self - Panelist
movieSphere
1998
Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
movieHoodlum
1997
Sulie / Self
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
tvSpin City
1996
Robin Jones
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvMADtv
1995
Self - Hostess
tvEllen
1994
Queen Latifah (uncredited)
tvThe Critic
1994
Queen Latifah (voice)
tvIntimate Portrait
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieMy Life
1993
Theresa
movieSesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Self - Special Guest
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
tvLiving Single
1993
Khadijah James
movieWho's the Man?
1993
Queen Latifah
tvHangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
Queen Latifah
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
movieJuice
1992
Ruffhouse M.C.
movieJungle Fever
1991
Lashawn
tvThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Marissa Redman
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self - Host & Musical Guest / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter / Self - Host
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974
Self - Host
tvThe Grammys
1959
Self - Host / Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self / Self - Performer
tvToday
1952
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
Girls Trip 2
Sasha Franklin
Production28
movieBone Black: Midwives vs. the South
2023
Executive Producer
movieEnd of the Road
2022
Executive Producer
movieThe Tiger Rising
2022
Executive Producer
tvThe Equalizer
2021
Executive Producer
movieDear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom
2019
Executive Producer
movieBallet After Dark
2019
Executive Producer
movieFlint
2017
Executive Producer
movieThe Secrets of Emily Blair
2016
Executive Producer
movieThe Perfect Match
2016
Executive Producer
tvScream: The TV Series
2015
Executive Producer
movieBessie
2015
Executive Producer
movieBrotherly Love
2015
Executive Producer
moviePercentage
2013
Executive Producer
movieHouse of Bodies
2013
Executive Producer
movieSteel Magnolias
2012
Executive Producer
movieJoyful Noise
2012
Executive Producer
tvSingle Ladies
2011
Producer
tvLet's Stay Together
2011
Producer
movieJust Wright
2010
Producer
movieThe Perfect Holiday
2007
Producer
movieWho's Your Caddy?
2007
Executive Producer
movieThe Hip Hop Project
2006
Executive Producer
movieBeauty Shop
2005
Producer
movieThe Cookout
2004
Producer
movieBringing Down the House
2003
Executive Producer
tvThe Queen Latifah Show
2000
Producer
Sound4
movieJust Wright
2010
Music Consultant
movieTaxi
2004
Music Consultant
Writing1
movieThe Cookout
2004
Story