Queen Latifah

Personal Info

Birthday

March 18, 1970

(55 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

Dana Owens

퀸 라티파

Κουίν Λατίφα

Dana Elaine Owens

拉蒂法皇后

Queen Latifah

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 (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a RIAA certification, and spawned the single "U.

Known For

30 Rock

America's Next Top Model

The Fairly OddParents

The Equalizer

Hot in Cleveland

Spin City

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Empire

Filmography

2026
Ice Age 6
as Ellie (voice)
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2022
End of the Road
as Brenda Freeman
Hustle
as Teresa Sugerman
The Tiger Rising
as Willie May
2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2019
The Little Mermaid Live!
as Ursula
The Trap
as Dr. Obayuwana
2017
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
Flint
as Iza Banks
Girls Trip
as Sasha Franklin
2016
Ice Age: Collision Course
as Ellie (voice)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ellie (voice)
Miracles from Heaven
as Angela Bradford
2015
The Wiz Live!
as The Wiz
The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self
Bessie
as Bessie Smith
2014
22 Jump Street
as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
2013
Teach
as Self
House of Bodies
as Nicole
2012
Steel Magnolias
as M'Lynn
Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Ellie (voice)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
as Self
Joyful Noise
as Vi Rose Hill
2011
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
as Ellie (voice)
The Dilemma
as Dana
2010
Just Wright
as Leslie Wright
Valentine's Day
as Paula Thomas
2009
Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self (archive)
Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Ellie (voice)
Zac Efron's Pool Party
as Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
2008
The Secret Life of Bees
as August Boatwright
What Happens in Vegas
as Dr. Twitchell
Mad Money
as Nina Brewster
2007
The Perfect Holiday
as Mrs. Christmas
Hairspray
as Motormouth Maybelle
Arctic Tale
as Narrator
Life Support
as Ana
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
as Penny Escher
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Ellie (voice)
Last Holiday
as Georgia Byrd
2005
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as Aunt Em
Beauty Shop
as Gina Norris
2004
Taxi
as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams
The Cookout
as Security Guard
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Gina
2003
Scary Movie 3
as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle
Bringing Down the House
as Charlene Morton
2002
Chicago
as Matron Mama Morton
Brown Sugar
as Francine
The Country Bears
as Cha-Cha
Mama Africa
as Host
Living with the Dead
as Midge Harmon
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self - Host
1999
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
as Self - Perfomer
The Bone Collector
as Thelma
Bringing Out the Dead
as Dispatcher Love (voice)
1998
Living Out Loud
as Liz Bailey
Sphere
as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
1997
Hoodlum
as Sulie
1996
Set It Off
as Cleo
1994
I Hate The Way I Look
as Self
1993
My Life
as Theresa
Who's the Man?
as Queen Latifah
1992
Juice
as Ruffhouse M.C.
1991
House Party 2
as Zora
Jungle Fever
as Lashawn
1990
The Earth Day Special
as Self
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self