Acting
Queen Latifah
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
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Film · 2027
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Film · 2025
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Film · 2023
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
Series · 2023
Hustle
Film · 2022
End of the Road
Film · 2022
The Tiger Rising
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Payback
Series · 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
Film · 2021
Maya and the Three
Series · 2021
The Equalizer
Series · 2021
When the Streetlights Go On
Series · 2020
Hollywood
Series · 2020
The Trap
Film · 2019
The Little Mermaid Live!
Film · 2019
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Series · 2019
Girls Trip
Film · 2017
Flint
Film · 2017
And the Winner Isn't
Film · 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Series · 2017
Miracles from Heaven
Film · 2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Film · 2016
Ice Age: Collision Course
Film · 2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Film · 2016
Star
Series · 2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Series · 2016
Bessie
Film · 2015
The Wiz Live!
Film · 2015
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Series · 2015
Empire
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
22 Jump Street
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
House of Bodies
Film · 2013
Teach
Film · 2013
Joyful Noise
Film · 2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Film · 2012
Steel Magnolias
Film · 2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Film · 2012
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
Film · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
The Dilemma
Film · 2011
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Film · 2011
The Voice
Series · 2011
Valentine's Day
Film · 2010
Just Wright
Film · 2010
The Talk
Series · 2010
Hot in Cleveland
Series · 2010
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Film · 2009
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Film · 2009
Michael Jackson Memorial
Film · 2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Film · 2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Mad Money
Film · 2008
What Happens in Vegas
Film · 2008
The Secret Life of Bees
Film · 2008
Garrett's Gift
Film · 2008
Hairspray
Film · 2007
Arctic Tale
Film · 2007
Life Support
Film · 2007
The Perfect Holiday
Film · 2007
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Film · 2007
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Film · 2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Film · 2006
Last Holiday
Film · 2006
30 Rock
Series · 2006
VH1 Rock Honors
Series · 2006
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Film · 2005
Beauty Shop
Film · 2005
The Tyra Banks Show
Series · 2005
Hogan Knows Best
Series · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
Taxi
Film · 2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Film · 2004
The Cookout
Film · 2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Film · 2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Film · 2004
Entourage
Series · 2004
Bringing Down the House
Film · 2003
Scary Movie 3
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
Series · 2003
America's Next Top Model
Series · 2003
Eve
Series · 2003
Chicago
Film · 2002
Brown Sugar
Film · 2002
The Country Bears
Film · 2002
Living with the Dead
Film · 2002
Mama Africa
Film · 2002
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Film · 2002
Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras
Film · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
Living with the Dead
Series · 2002
Good Day Live
Series · 2001
The Fairly OddParents
Series · 2001
The Queen Latifah Show
Series · 2000
Bringing Out the Dead
Film · 1999
The Bone Collector
Film · 1999
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Sphere
Film · 1998
Living Out Loud
Film · 1998
Mama Flora's Family
Series · 1998
Hollywood Squares
Series · 1998
Hoodlum
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Set It Off
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Spin City
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
MADtv
Series · 1995
I Hate the Way I Look
Film · 1994
The Critic
Series · 1994
Ellen
Series · 1994
Who's the Man?
Film · 1993
My Life
Film · 1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Film · 1993
Living Single
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Juice
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Series · 1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Series · 1992
House Party 2
Film · 1991
Jungle Fever
Film · 1991
Roc
Series · 1991
The Jenny Jones Show
Series · 1991
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Film · 1990
The Earth Day Special
Film · 1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Series · 1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Yo! MTV Raps
Series · 1988
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Series · 1986
MTV Video Music Awards
Series · 1984
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
CBS News Sunday Morning
Series · 1979
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
American Music Awards
Series · 1974
Rock Concert
Series · 1973
The Grammys
Series · 1959
The Grammys
Series · 1959
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Today
Series · 1952
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Girls Trip 2
Film
King of the South
Film