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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah’s screen credits include Penny Escher in Stranger Than Fiction, Ellie (voice) in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher in Sphere.
Born March 18, 1970 Newark, New Jersey, USA7 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2027Ice Age: Boiling Point1h 43m · Adventure · AnimationEllie (voice)Upcoming
- 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift1h 28m · Adventure · AnimationEllie (voice)
- 2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs1h 34m · Adventure · AnimationEllie (voice)
- 2007Hairspray1h 56m · Comedy · DramaMotormouth Maybelle
- 2006Stranger Than Fiction1h 53m · Comedy · DramaPenny Escher
- 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown1h 31m · Adventure · AnimationEllie (voice)
- 1998Sphere2h 14m · Mystery · Science FictionAlice 'Teeny' Fletcher
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- 2025Lilith Fair: Building a MysterySelf
- 2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelf
- 20232023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2023Bone Black: Midwives vs. the SouthProducer
- 2023In Her ElementProducer
- 2022End of the RoadProducer · Brenda Freeman
- 2022HustleTeresa Sugerman
- 2022The Tiger RisingProducer · Willie May
- 2021You're Watching Video Music BoxSelf (archive footage)
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf
- 2019The Little Mermaid Live!Ursula
- 2019Dear Mama: A Love Letter to MomProducer
- 2019Ballet After DarkProducer
- 2019The TrapDr. Obayuwana
- 2017And the Winner Isn'tSelf
- 2017FlintProducer · Iza Banks
- 2017Girls TripSasha Franklin
- 2016The Secrets of Emily BlairProducer
- 2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the QueensActor
- 2016Ice Age: Collision CourseEllie (voice)
- 2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-ScapadeEllie (voice)
- 2016Miracles from HeavenAngela Bradford
- 2016The Perfect MatchProducer
- 2015The Wiz Live!The Wiz
- 2015The Making of the Wiz Live!Self
- 2015BessieProducer · Bessie Smith
- 2015Brotherly LoveProducer
- 201422 Jump StreetMrs. Dickson (uncredited)
- 2013TeachSelf
- 2013PercentageProducer
- 2013House of BodiesProducer · Nicole
- 2012Steel MagnoliasProducer · M'Lynn
- 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self
- 2012Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great PerformancesSelf
- 2012Joyful NoiseProducer · Vi Rose Hill
- 2011Ice Age: A Mammoth ChristmasEllie (voice)
- 2011The DilemmaDana
- 2010Just WrightProducer · Leslie Wright
- 2010Valentine's DayPaula Thomas
- 2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000sSelf (archive)
- 2009Michael Jackson MemorialSelf
- 2009Zac Efron's Pool PartySelf
- 2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln MemorialSelf
- 2008The Secret Life of BeesAugust Boatwright
- 2008What Happens in VegasDr. Twitchell
- 2008Garrett's GiftActor
- 2008Mad MoneyNina Brewster
- 2007The Perfect HolidayProducer · Mrs. Christmas
- 2007You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"Self
- 2007Who's Your Caddy?Producer
- 2007Arctic TaleNarrator
- 2007Life SupportAna
- 2006The Hip Hop ProjectProducer
- 2006Last HolidayGeorgia Byrd
- 2005The Muppets' Wizard of OzAunt Em
- 2005Beauty ShopProducer · Gina Norris
- 2004TaxiIsabelle 'Belle' Williams
- 2004The CookoutWriter · Producer · Security Guard
- 2004Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Self
- 2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessGina
- 2003Scary Movie 3Aunt ShaNeequa
- 2003Bringing Down the HouseProducer · Charlene Morton
- 2002ChicagoMatron Mama Morton
- 2002Brown SugarFrancine
- 2002The Country BearsCha-Cha
- 2002Mama AfricaHost
- 2002Living with the DeadMidge Harmon
- 2002Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti ExtrasActor
- 2002Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'NealSelf - Host
- 1999One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star TributeSelf - Perfomer
- 1999The Bone CollectorThelma
- 1999Bringing Out the DeadDispatcher Love (voice)
- 1998Living Out LoudLiz Bailey
- 1997HoodlumSulie
- 1996Set It OffCleo
- 1994I Hate the Way I LookSelf
- 1993My LifeTheresa
- 1993Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationSelf - Special Guest
- 1993Who's the Man?Queen Latifah
- 1992JuiceRuffhouse M.C.
- 1991House Party 2Zora
- 1991Jungle FeverLashawn
- 1990The Earth Day SpecialSelf
- 1990Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1Self
- Girls Trip 2Sasha Franklin
- King of the SouthActor
- Romeo and JulietProducer
- Untitled Queen Latifah BiopicProducer
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