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.
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A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
2023
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2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2023
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Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
2023
End of the Road
2022
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Hustle
2022
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The Tiger Rising
2022
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You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
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Maya and the Three
2021
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The Equalizer
2021
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Hollywood
2020
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When the Streetlights Go On
2020
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The Little Mermaid Live!
2019
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019
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The Trap
2019
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And the Winner Isn't
2017
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Flint
2017
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
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Girls Trip
2017
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Star
2016
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Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
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Miracles from Heaven
2016
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The Wiz Live!
2015
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The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015
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Bessie
2015
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Lip Sync Battle
2015
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Empire
2015
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22 Jump Street
2014
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Teach
2013
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House of Bodies
2013
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Steel Magnolias
2012
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
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Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
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Ice Age - 4D Experience
2012
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Finding Your Roots
2012
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Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
2012
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Joyful Noise
2012
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
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The Dilemma
2011
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Hot in Cleveland
2010
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Just Wright
2010
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Valentine's Day
2010
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Michael Jackson Memorial
2009
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
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Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
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The Secret Life of Bees
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What Happens in Vegas
2008
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Garrett's Gift
2008
Mad Money
2008
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The Perfect Holiday
2007
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Hairspray
2007
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Arctic Tale
2007
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Life Support
2007
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30 Rock
2006
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Stranger Than Fiction
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
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Last Holiday
2006
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Hogan Knows Best
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
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Beauty Shop
2005
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Taxi
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The Cookout
2004
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
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Scary Movie 3
2003
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I Love the '80s Strikes Back
2003
Eve
2003
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America's Next Top Model
2003
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Bringing Down the House
2003
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Chicago
2002
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Brown Sugar
2002
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The Country Bears
2002
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American Idol
2002
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Mama Africa
2002
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Living with the Dead
2002
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Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002
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The Fairly OddParents
2001
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The Queen Latifah Show
2000
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
1999
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The Bone Collector
1999
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Bringing Out the Dead
1999
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Mama Flora's Family
1998
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Living Out Loud
1998
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Sphere
1998
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Hoodlum
1997
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Set It Off
1996
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Spin City
1996
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MADtv
1995
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The Critic
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
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My Life
1993
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Living Single
1993
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Who's the Man?
1993
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
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Juice
1992
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House Party 2
1991
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The Jenny Jones Show
1991
Roc
1991
Jungle Fever
1991
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
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The Earth Day Special
1990
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Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990
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MTV Video Music Awards
1984
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Rock Concert
1973
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The Oscars
1953
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Girls Trip 2
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