Queen Latifah
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writers: David Loughery,
Cast: Beau Bridges, Frances Lee McCain, Jesse Luken, Keith Jardine, Ludacris, Micah McNeil, Mychala Lee, Queen Latifah, Shaun Dixon, Tabatha Shaun,
Director: Jeremiah Zagar
Writers: Will Fetters,
Cast: Adam Sandler, Anthony Edwards, Ben Foster, Jordan Hull, Juancho Hernangómez, Kenny Smith, María Botto, Moritz Wagner, Queen Latifah, Robert Duvall,
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Writers: Tracy Oliver,
Cast: Deborah Ayorinde, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kate Walsh, Kofi Siriboe, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish,
Director: Kenny Leon
Writers: Robert Harling,
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Alfre Woodard, Anna Colwell, Dola Rashad, Jill Scott, Lance Gross, Michael Beasley, Phylicia Rash?d, Queen Latifah, Tory Kittles,
Director: Steve Martino
Writers: Jason Fuchs,
Cast: Denis Leary, Jennifer Lopez, John Leguizamo, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer, Peter Dinklage, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Seann William Scott, Wanda Sykes,
Director: Todd Graff
Writers: Todd Graff,
Cast: Chloe Bailey, Courtney B. Vance, Dexter Darden, Dolly Parton, Jeremy Jordan, Jesse L. Martin, Keke Palmer, Kris Kristofferson, Queen Latifah, Shameik Moore,
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Allan Loeb,
Cast: Amy Morton, Channing Tatum, Clint Howard, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin James, Laura Whyte, Queen Latifah, Rance Howard, Vince Vaughn, Winona Ryder,
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Writers: Michael Elliot,
Cast: Common, Dwight Howard, James Pickens Jr., Laz Alonso, Mehcad Brooks, Michael Landes, Pam Grier, Paula Patton, Phylicia Rash?d, Queen Latifah,
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writers: Mike Reiss,
Cast: Chris Wedge, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Josh Peck, Karen Disher, Kristen Wiig, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Seann William Scott, Simon Pegg,
Director: Adam Shankman
Writers: Leslie Dixon,
Cast: Amanda Bynes, Brittany Snow, Christopher Walken, Elijah Kelley, James Marsden, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nikki Blonsky, Queen Latifah, Zac Efron,
Director: Marc Forster
Writers: Zach Helm,
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Guy Massey, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Martha Espinoza, Queen Latifah, T.J. Jagodowski, Tony Hale, Will Ferrell, William Dick,
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writers: Jim Hecht,
Cast: Chris Wedge, Denis Leary, Jay Leno, John Leguizamo, Josh Peck, Peter Ackerman, Queen Latifah, Ray Romano, Seann William Scott, Will Arnett,
Director: Wayne Wang
Writers: Jeffrey Price,
Cast: Alicia Witt, Gérard Depardieu, Giancarlo Esposito, Jane Adams, LL Cool J, Michael Nouri, Michel Estime, Queen Latifah, Susan Kellermann, Timothy Hutton,
Director: Tim Story
Writers: Jim Kouf,
Cast: Ana Cristina Oliveira, Ann-Margret, Christian Kane, Gisele Bündchen, Henry Simmons, Ingrid Vandebosch, Jennifer Esposito, Jimmy Fallon, Patton Oswalt, Queen Latifah,
Director: Adam Shankman
Writers: Jason Filardi,
Cast: Angus T. Jones, Betty White, Eugene Levy, Jean Smart, Joan Plowright, Kimberly J. Brown, Michael Rosenbaum, Missi Pyle, Queen Latifah, Steve Martin,
Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Bill Condon,
Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christine Baranski, Colm Feore, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, John C. Reilly, Lucy Liu, Queen Latifah, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, Taye Diggs,
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Writers: Rick Famuyiwa,
Cast: Boris Kodjoe, Erik Weiner, Melissa Martínez, Nicole Ari Parker, Queen Latifah, Reggi Wyns, Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Wendell Pierce, Yasiin Bey,
Director: Phillip Noyce
Writers: Jeremy Iacone,
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Bobby Cannavale, Denzel Washington, Ed O'Neill, John Benjamin Hickey, Leland Orser, Luis Guzmán, Michael McGlone, Michael Rooker, Queen Latifah,
Director: Bruce Joel Rubin
Writers: Bruce Joel Rubin,
Cast: Bradley Whitford, Haing S. Ngor, Lee Garlington, Mark Lowenthal, Michael Constantine, Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Queen Latifah, Rebecca Schull, Toni Sawyer,
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writers: Gerard Brown,
Cast: Cindy Herron, Donald Faison, Jermaine Hopkins, Khalil Kain, Michael Badalucco, Omar Epps, Queen Latifah, Samuel L. Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Vincent Laresca,
Director: George Jackson
Writers: Daryl G. Nickens,
Cast: B-Fine, Bowlegged Lou, Christopher Martin, Christopher Reid, Georg Stanford Brown, Helen Martin, Iman, Paul Anthony, Queen Latifah, Tisha Campbell,