Queen Latifah
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Gwen Ifill (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
The Fairly OddParents
Pam Dromeda (voice)
2001
Series
Entourage
Dana Elaine Owens
2004
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
The Equalizer
Robyn McCall
2021
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
American Idol
Self
2002
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
30 Rock
Regina Bookman
2006
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
Hot in Cleveland
Aunt Esther Jean Johnson
2010
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Empire
Carlotta Brown
2015
Series
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Spin City
Robin Jones
1996
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Ellen
Queen Latifah (uncredited)
1994
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993
Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Marissa Redman
1990
Film
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ellie (voice)
2016
Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Film
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ellie (voice)
2012
Film
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ellie (voice)
2006
Series
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Series
Lip Sync Battle
Self
2015
Series
Living Single
Khadijah James
1993
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self - Performer
1953
Series
American Music Awards
Self - Host
1974
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Film
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ellie (voice)
2009
Series
Star
Carlotta Brown
2016
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
22 Jump Street
Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
2014
Series
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Queen Latifah
1992
Film
Scary Movie 3
Aunt ShaNeequa
2003
Series
Maya and the Three
Gran Bruja (voice)
2021
Film
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Ellie (voice)
2027
Series
Eve
Simone
2003
Film
The Bone Collector
Thelma
1999
Series
The Critic
Queen Latifah (voice)
1994
Series
Rock Concert
Self
1973
Series
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Series
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Film
What Happens in Vegas
Dr. Twitchell
2008
Series
Hollywood
Hattie McDaniel
2020
Film
Valentine's Day
Paula Thomas
2010
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Last Holiday
Georgia Byrd
2006
Film
Sphere
Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
1998
Film
Stranger Than Fiction
Penny Escher
2006
Film
Miracles from Heaven
Angela Bradford
2016
Film
Hairspray
Motormouth Maybelle
2007
Film
Bringing Out the Dead
Dispatcher Love (voice)
1999
Film
Chicago
Matron Mama Morton
2002
Series
The Queen Latifah Show
2000
Film
Hoodlum
Sulie
1997
Series
Payback
Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
2022
Film
Taxi
Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
2004
Film
Hustle
Teresa Sugerman
2022
Film
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Ellie (voice)
2011
Series
Roc
1991
Film
Girls Trip
Sasha Franklin
2017
Film
Beauty Shop
Gina Norris
2005
Film
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ellie (voice)
2016
Film
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self - Special Guest
1993
Film
Set It Off
Cleo
1996
Film
End of the Road
Brenda Freeman
2022
Series
Hogan Knows Best
2005
Film
The Dilemma
Dana
2011
Film
The Secret Life of Bees
August Boatwright
2008
Film
Juice
Ruffhouse M.C.
1992
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
Mad Money
Nina Brewster
2008
Film
The Country Bears
Cha-Cha
2002
Film
Bringing Down the House
Charlene Morton
2003
Film
Jungle Fever
Lashawn
1991
Series
When the Streetlights Go On
Detective Grasso
2020
Series
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Self
2019
Series
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Film
Just Wright
Leslie Wright
2010
Film
The Tiger Rising
Willie May
2022
Series
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
2003
Film
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Gina
2004
Series
Mama Flora's Family
Diana
1998
Film
Brown Sugar
Francine
2002
The Jenny Jones Show
1991
Film
The Earth Day Special
Self
1990
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Series
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
2023
Film
House Party 2
Zora
1991
Film
Joyful Noise
Vi Rose Hill
2012
Film
Arctic Tale
Narrator
2007
Film
My Life
Theresa
1993
Film
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Self
2025
Series
MADtv
Self - Hostess
1995
Film
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Aunt Em
2005
Film
The Trap
Dr. Obayuwana
2019
Film
Steel Magnolias
M'Lynn
2012
Film
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Cookout
Security Guard
2004
Film
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Film
Bessie
Bessie Smith
2015
Film
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
2023
Series
Living with the Dead
Midge Harmon
2002
Film
Living Out Loud
Liz Bailey
1998
Film
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
2009
Film
Living with the Dead
Midge Harmon
2002
Film
Flint
Iza Banks
2017
Film
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
2007
Film
House of Bodies
Nicole
2013
Film
The Perfect Holiday
Mrs. Christmas
2007
Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Film
The Little Mermaid Live!
Ursula
2019
Series
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
Self
2019
Film
Who's the Man?
Queen Latifah
1993
Film
The Wiz Live!
The Wiz
2015
Film
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
2007
Film
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self
2004
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self (archive)
2009
Film
Michael Jackson Memorial
Self
2009
Film
Mama Africa
Host
2002
Film
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Film
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Self - Perfomer
1999
Film
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2023
Film
Life Support
Ana
2007
Film
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Self
2009
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Film
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
2007
Film
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
2007
Girls Trip 2
Sasha Franklin
Series
The Grammys
Self - Host
1959
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Film
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Self
1990
Film
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Self - Host
2002
Film
Teach
Self
2013
Film
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
Self
2012
King of the South
I Hate the Way I Look
Self
1994
Film
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Self
2015
Film
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
2002
Film
Garrett's Gift
2008