Queen Latifah
Age: 54 | From: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1970-03-18 17:06:37
Aliases: Dana Owens , 퀸 라티파 , Κουίν Λατίφα , Dana Elaine Owens
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Homepage: http://www.queenlatifah.com
Movie Involvements: 57
TV Involvements: 22
Most Famous Work
Biography
Dana Elaine Owens was born on March 18, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey. Better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, she is a rapper, actress and singer. Queen Latifah's work in music, film and television has earned her a Golden Globe award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Image Awards, a Grammy Award, six additional Grammy nominations, an Emmy Award nomination and an Academy Award nomination. From 1993-1998, Latifah had a starring role on Living Single. She began her film career in supporting roles in the 1991 and 1992 films House Party 2, Juice and Jungle Fever. Later, Latifah appeared in the 1996 box-office hit, Set It Off and subsequently had a supporting role in the Holly Hunter film Living Out Loud (1998). She also played the role of Thelma in the 1999 movie The Bone Collector, alongside Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Although she had already received some critical acclaim, she gained mainstream success after being cast as Matron "Mama" Morton in the Oscar-winning film adaptation of the musical Chicago (2002). Latifah received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Since then, she has starred in a number of popular films including; Bringing Down the House, with Steve Martin, Taxi, Beauty Shop, Hairspray and Last Holiday. In 2007, she produced the film The Perfect Holiday starring Morris Chestnut and Gabrielle Union. Her most recent films include; Just Wright (2010), The Dilemma (2011) and she is set to reprise her role in the next installment of the animated film, Ice Age.
Most Famous Work
American Idol
(2002) Self
Intimate Portrait
(1993) Self (archive footage)
America's Next Top Model
(2003) Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning
(1979) Self
MTV Video Music Awards
(1984) Self
Finding Your Roots
(2012) Self
The Equalizer
(2021) Robyn McCall
Empire
(2015) Carlotta BrownActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 2022 | Self - Guest | |
| Brenda Freeman | ||
| Teresa Sugerman | ||
| Willie May | ||
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self | ||
| Gran Bruja (voice) | ||
| Robyn McCall | ||
| 2020 | Hattie McDaniel | |
| Detective Grasso | ||
| 2019 | Ursula | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Obayuwana | ||
| 2017 | Self | |
| Iza Banks | ||
| Self | ||
| Sasha Franklin | ||
| 2016 | Carlotta Brown | |
| N/A | ||
| Ellie (voice) | ||
| Ellie (voice) | ||
| Angela Bradford | ||
| 2015 | The Wiz | |
| Herself | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bessie Smith | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Carlotta Brown | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Mrs. Dickson (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2013 | Self | |
| Nicole | ||
| 2012 | M'Lynn | |
| Ellie (voice) | ||
| Ellie | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Vi Rose Hill | ||
| 2011 | Ellie (voice) | |
| Dana | ||
| 2010 | N/A | |
| Aunt Esther Jean Johnson | ||
| Leslie Wright | ||
| Paula Thomas | ||
| 2009 | Self | |
| Ellie (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2008 | August Boatwright | |
| Dr. Twitchell | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nina Brewster | ||
| 2007 | Mrs. Christmas | |
| Motormouth Maybelle | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Ana | ||
| 2006 | Regina Bookman | |
| Penny Escher | ||
| N/A | ||
| Ellie (voice) | ||
| Georgia Byrd | ||
| 2005 | Self - Guest | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Aunt Em | ||
| Gina Norris | ||
| 2004 | Isabelle 'Belle' Williams | |
| Security Guard | ||
| Gina | ||
| 2003 | Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Guest | ||
| Charlene Morton | ||
| 2002 | Matron Mama Morton | |
| Francine | ||
| Cha-Cha | ||
| Self | ||
| Host | ||
| Midge Harmon | ||
| herself / host | ||
| 2001 | Self | |
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1999 | Self - Perfomer | |
| Thelma | ||
| Self | ||
| Dispatcher Love (Voice) | ||
| 1998 | Diana | |
| Liz Bailey | ||
| Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher | ||
| 1997 | Sulie | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| 1996 | Cleo | |
| Robin Jones | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 1995 | Self - Hostess | |
| 1994 | Queen Latifah (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Theresa | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Khadijah James | ||
| Herself | ||
| 1992 | Self / Presenter | |
| N/A | ||
| Ruffhouse M.C. | ||
| 1991 | Zora | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lashawn | ||
| 1990 | Marissa Redman | |
| Herself | ||
| Self | ||
| 1988 | Self | |
| Herself | ||
| 1984 | Self | |
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self - Host | |
| Self - Host & Musical Guest | ||
| Self - Cameo (uncredited) | ||
| 1973 | Self | |
| 1959 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| 1952 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Sasha Franklin | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
| 2017 | Executive Producer | |
| 2016 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2015 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2013 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2012 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 2011 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 2010 | Producer | |
| 2007 | Executive Producer | |
| 2005 | Producer | |
| 2004 | Producer | |
| 2003 | Executive Producer | |
| 2000 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Music Consultant | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |