Queen Latifah

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AKA: Dana Elaine Owens, Dana Owens, Latifah
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 03/18/1970
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA

biography

Award-winning actress, rapper, tireless producer, entrepreneur and spokesmodel were but a few of the hats Queen Latifah wore as she began her rise as one of entertainment’s top renaissance women, starting with her breakout album All Hail the Queen in 1989. The 19-year-old embodied a new spirit in hip-hop and was a pioneer for her empowering messages of positivity; particularly for urban women. Her status as pop culture icon led easily to an acting career, where she followed up a four-year run on the Fox sitcom “Living Single” (Fox, 1993-97), with increasingly visible roles in comedies and Continued

Credits

Voice of Ellie
2009
Narrator
2009
Narrator
2009
Narrator
2009
Narrator
2009
Narrator
2009
Narrator
2009
Narrator
2009
+(2 More)
August Boatwright
2008
Dr. Twitchell
2008
Nina Brewster
2008
Producer
2007
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Herself
2007
Narrator
2007
Motormouth Maybelle
2007
Executive Producer
2007
Penny Escher
2006
Georgia Byrd
2006
Producer
2005
Gina Norris
2005
Belle
2004
Security Guard
2004
Producer
2004
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Simone
2004
Aunt ShaNeequa
2003
Executive Producer
2003
Charlene Morton
2003
Matron Mama Morton
2002
Francine
2002
Cha-Cha
2002
Host
2002
(TV Show)
2001-2001
Robin
2001
Robin
2001
Robin
2001
Thelma
1999
Liz Bailey
1998
Fletcher
1998
Cleo
1996
Ruffhouse M C
Theresa

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Grew up in East Orange, New Jersey
 
Trained in karate and use of firearms by her policeman father
 
Was a power forward on two state championship basketball teams in high school
 
Worked at a Burger King fast-food restaurant
 
Worked as a cashier at the Wiz in Newark, New Jersey
Continued

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