Queen Latifah
Birthday
1970/03/18 (54 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also know as
Dana Owens, 퀸 라티파, Κουίν Λατίφα, Dana Elaine Owens, 拉蒂法皇后
Biography
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...Read more
Acting
(2006) Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Ellie (voice)
(2006) Stranger Than Fiction
as Penny Escher
(1998) Sphere
as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
(2002) Chicago
as Matron Mama Morton
Girls Trip 2
as Sasha Franklin
(2003) Bringing Down the House
as Charlene Morton
(2007) Hairspray
as Motormouth Maybelle
(2003) Scary Movie 3
as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle
(2007) Arctic Tale
as Narrator
(2005) The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Aunt Em
(2004) Taxi
as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
(2004) Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Gina
(1997) Hoodlum
as Sulie
(2009) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Ellie (voice)
(2008) Mad Money
as Nina Brewster
(1999) Bringing Out the Dead
as Dispatcher Love (voice)
(2008) What Happens in Vegas
as Dr. Twitchell
(1999) The Bone Collector
as Thelma
(1993) Who's the Man?
as Queen Latifah
(2008) The Secret Life of Bees
as August Boatwright
(2010) Valentine's Day
as Paula Thomas
(1996) Set It Off
as Cleo
(2005) Beauty Shop
as Gina Norris
(1993) My Life
as Theresa
(2011) The Dilemma
as Dana
(2010) Just Wright
as Leslie Wright
(2021) 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
(1991) House Party 2
as Zora
(2012) Joyful Noise
as Vi Rose Hill
(1992) Juice
as Ruffhouse M.C.
(2002) Brown Sugar
as Francine
(2006) Last Holiday
as Georgia Byrd
(2021) You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
(1998) Living Out Loud
as Liz Bailey
(2007) Life Support
as Ana
(2012) Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Ellie (voice)
(2011) Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
as Ellie (voice)
(1999) One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
as Self - Perfomer
(2009) Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
(2012) Steel Magnolias
as M'Lynn
(2013) House of Bodies
as Nicole
(2023) 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
(2014) 22 Jump Street
as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
(1990) Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
(2012) Ice Age - 4D Experience
as Ellie
(2015) Bessie
as Bessie Smith
(2012) Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
(2023) A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
as Self
(2015) The Wiz Live!
as The Wiz
(2016) Miracles from Heaven
as Angela Bradford
(2016) Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ellie (voice)
(2007) The Perfect Holiday
as Mrs. Christmas
(2017) Girls Trip
as Sasha Franklin
(2016) Ice Age: Collision Course
as Ellie (voice)
(1991) Jungle Fever
as Lashawn
(2002) The Country Bears
as Cha-Cha
(2009) Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
(2008) Garrett's Gift
as ---
(2002) Living with the Dead
as Midge Harmon
(2017) Flint
as Iza Banks
(2017) And the Winner Isn't
as Self
(2013) Teach
as Self
(2004) The Cookout
as Security Guard
(2012) Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
as Self
(2015) The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self
(2019) The Trap
as Dr. Obayuwana
(2002) Mama Africa
as Host
King of the South
as ---
(2019) The Little Mermaid Live!
as Ursula
(2002) Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self - Host
(2009) We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
(2022) Hustle
as Teresa Sugerman
(2022) End of the Road
as Brenda Freeman
(2022) The Tiger Rising
as Willie May
(1990) The Earth Day Special
as Self
(2026) Ice Age 6
as Ellie (voice)
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1994) The Critic
as ---
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Marissa Redman
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(1952) Today
as Self
(2005) The Tyra Banks Show
as ---
(1996) Spin City
as Robin Jones
(2005) Hogan Knows Best
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1979) CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
(2002) American Idol
as Self
(1999) The Early Show
as Self
(2012) Finding Your Roots
as Self
(1993) Living Single
as Khadijah James
(2006) 30 Rock
as Regina Bookman
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(1995) MADtv
as Self - Hostess
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1991) Roc
as ---
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) VH1 Rock Honors
as ---
(2000) The Queen Latifah Show
as ---
(2003) I Love the '80s Strikes Back
as ---
(1959) The Grammy Awards
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1973) Rock Concert
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
(2015) Lip Sync Battle
as Self
(2021) Maya and the Three
as Gran Bruja (voice)
(2019) Untold Stories of Hip Hop
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2023) Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
as ---
(1992) MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter
(2016) Star
as Carlotta Brown
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2015) Empire
as Carlotta Brown
(2017) Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
(2003) America's Next Top Model
as Guest
(1988) Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(1998) Mama Flora's Family
as Diana
(2022) Sherri
as Self - Guest
(1994) Ellen
as Queen Latifah (uncredited)
(2015) Hot Ones
as Self
(2005) The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
(2001) Good Day Live
as Self
(2010) The Talk
as ---
(2003) Eve
as Simone
(2016) Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
as ---
(2001) The Fairly OddParents
as Pam Dromeda (voice)
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as ---
(1991) The Jenny Jones Show
as ---
(1981) Entertainment Tonight
as Self
(2021) The Equalizer
as Robyn McCall
(2020) When the Streetlights Go On
as Detective Grasso
(2010) Hot in Cleveland
as Aunt Esther Jean Johnson
(2020) Hollywood
as Hattie McDaniel
(2019) Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
as Self
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as ---
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(1992) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Queen Latifah