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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 t…
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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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Ice Age: Boiling Point
as Ellie (voice)
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
as Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
End of the Road
as Brenda Freeman
Hustle
as Teresa Sugerman
The Tiger Rising
as Willie May
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Ursula
The Trap
as Dr. Obayuwana
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
Flint
as Iza Banks
Girls Trip
as Sasha Franklin
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Ice Age: Collision Course
as Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ellie (voice)
Miracles from Heaven
as Angela Bradford
The Wiz Live!
as The Wiz
The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self
Bessie
as Bessie Smith
22 Jump Street
as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
Teach
as Self
House of Bodies
as Nicole
Steel Magnolias
as M'Lynn
Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Ellie (voice)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
as Self
Joyful Noise
as Vi Rose Hill
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
as Ellie (voice)
The Dilemma
as Dana
Just Wright
as Leslie Wright
Valentine's Day
as Paula Thomas
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)
Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Ellie (voice)
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
The Secret Life of Bees
as August Boatwright
What Happens in Vegas
as Dr. Twitchell
Garrett's Gift
Mad Money
as Nina Brewster
The Perfect Holiday
as Mrs. Christmas
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
as Self
Hairspray
as Motormouth Maybelle
Arctic Tale
as Narrator
Life Support
as Ana
Stranger Than Fiction
as Penny Escher
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Ellie (voice)
Last Holiday
as Georgia Byrd
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Aunt Em
Beauty Shop
as Gina Norris
Taxi
as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
The Cookout
as Security Guard
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Gina
Scary Movie 3
as Aunt ShaNeequa
Bringing Down the House
as Charlene Morton
Chicago
as Matron Mama Morton
Brown Sugar
as Francine
The Country Bears
as Cha-Cha
Mama Africa
as Host
Living with the Dead
as Midge Harmon
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self - Host
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
as Self - Perfomer
The Bone Collector
as Thelma
Bringing Out the Dead
as Dispatcher Love (voice)
Living Out Loud
as Liz Bailey
Sphere
as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
Hoodlum
as Sulie
Set It Off
as Cleo
No Poster
I Hate the Way I Look
as Self
My Life
as Theresa
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self - Special Guest
Who's the Man?
as Queen Latifah
Juice
as Ruffhouse M.C.
House Party 2
as Zora
Jungle Fever
as Lashawn
The Earth Day Special
as Self
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
No Poster
Girls Trip 2
as Sasha Franklin
No Poster