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
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture
- Life Support
- win
- 2007
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Life Support
- nom
- 2003
- NAACP Image Awards
- Best Actress
- Bringing Down the House
- win
- 2002
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion P
- Chicago
- nom
- 2002
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Supporting Actress
- Chicago
- nom
- 2008
- Mad Money
- Nina Brewster
- 2008
- What Happens in Vegas
- Dr. Twitchell
- 2008
- The Secret Life of Bees
- August Boatwright
- 2007
- Hairspray
- Motormouth Maybelle
- 2007
- Arctic Tale
- Narrator
- 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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