Birthday: March 18, 1970
One of the most prominent female hip-hoppers of the 1990s thanks to her soulful and uplifting rhymes, Queen Latifah has also crafted an increasingly successful screen presence. Born Dana Owens in Newark, NJ, on March 18, 1970, this police officer's daughter worked at Burger King before joining the group Ladies Fresh as a human beatbox. Disgusted at the misogynistic, male-dominated ...more- 2007
- Golden Globe
- Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TV
- Life Support
- win
- 2007
- Emmy
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Life Support
- nom
- 2003
- NAACP Image Awards
- Best Actress
- Bringing Down the House
- win
- 2002
- Golden Globe
- Best Supporting Actress
- Chicago
- nom
- 2002
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Supporting Actress
- Chicago
- nom
- 2008
- What Happens in Vegas
- Dr. Twitchell
- 2008
- Mad Money
- Nina Brewster
- 2007
- The Perfect Holiday
- Narrator
- 2007
- Arctic Tale
- Narrator
- 2007
- Hairspray
- Motormouth Maybelle
- 2008
- All of Me
- Executive Producer
- 2007
- Who's Your Caddy?
- Executive Producer
- 2007
- The Perfect Holiday
- Producer
- 2007
- Life Support
- Executive Producer
- 2006
- The Hip Hop Project
- Executive Producer









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