
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.

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute

People's Choice Awards

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

Eve

The Grammys

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Living Single

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Michael Jackson Memorial

I Love the '80s Strikes Back

Rock Concert

STAR 夢の代償

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

ベルエアのフレッシュ・プリンス

プリンセス・マヤと3人の戦士たち

Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop

Roc

MTV ビデオ・ミュージック・アワード

HUSTLE/ハッスル

Oops!フェアリーペアレンツ

リリィ、はちみつ色の秘密

Yo! MTV Raps

30 ROCK/サーティー・ロック

語られざるリリス・フェア: 建物と謎

天国からの奇跡

アントラージュ★オレたちのハリウッド

The Critic

Hollywood Squares

Hot in Cleveland

イコライザー

Stranger Than Fiction

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レイト・ナイト・ウィズ・コナン・オブライエン

Set It Off

Hot Ones

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ゴールデングローブ賞

ジュース

Empire 成功の代償

シカゴ

Spin City

The Wiz Live!

Teach

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

MADtv

VH1 Rock Honors

アカデミー賞

Steel Magnolias

サタデー・ナイト・ライブ

CBS News Sunday Morning

22ジャンプストリート

Girls Trip

Flint

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アイス・エイジ3 ティラノのおとしもの

アイス・エイジ2

リトル・マーメイド・ライブ!

マイ・ライフ

北極のナヌー

ヘアスプレー

救命士

Brown Sugar

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

When the Streetlights Go On

恋のスラムダンク

アイス・エイジ クリスマス

Mad Money

Joyful Noise

アイス・エイジ エッグハント

You're Watching Video Music Box

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ケリー・クラークソン・ショー

Jungle Fever

Lip Sync Battle

アイス・エイジ4/パイレーツ大冒険

Hoodlum

Bessie

Beauty Shop

The Earth Day Special

ファインディング・ユア・ルーツ

The Early Show

ザ・レイト・ショー・ウィズ・スティーヴン・コルベア

スフィア

ベガスの恋に勝つルール

アイス・エイジ5 止めろ!惑星大衝突

カープール・カラオケ

Ellen

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

エンド・オブ・ロード

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

女神が家(ウチ)にやってきた

最'狂'絶叫計画

バレンタインデー

ザ・トゥナイト・ショー・スターリング・ジミー・ファロン

Living Out Loud

And the Winner Isn't

Life Support

エレンの部屋

Today

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TAXI NY

ザ・タイガー・ライジング

The Perfect Holiday

ライブ・ウィズ・ケリー

ザ・トゥナイト・ショー・ウィズ・ジェイ・レノ

House Party 2

The Dilemma

Living with the Dead

America's Next Top Model

マペットのオズの魔法使い

Who's the Man?

レイト・ナイト・ウィズ・セス・マイヤーズ

Hogan Knows Best

アメリカン・アイドル

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Trap

House of Bodies

The Tyra Banks Show

The Queen Latifah Show

The Reichen Show

カントリー・ベアーズ

The Cookout

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

Intimate Portrait

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

ザ・ビュー

Entertainment Tonight

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances

Payback

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Zac Efron's Pool Party

The Talk

Sherri

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

Garrett's Gift

The Making of the Wiz Live!

Mama Africa

Ice Age: Boiling Point

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Untold Stories of Hip Hop

Living with the Dead