Person
Queen Latifah
Actor · Producer· Newark, New Jersey, USA
Dana Elaine Owens, known as Queen Latifah, emerged from Newark in 1989, releasing "All Hail the Queen" and the pioneering "Ladies First," before transitioning to acting with "Living Single" and a Grammy-winning album "Black Reign." Her film roles in "Set It Off" and "Chicago," where she earned an Oscar nomination, underscored her versatility. Albums like "The Dana Owens Album" and films such as "Hairspray" and "Girls Trip" continued to highlight her impact, while her Emmy-winning portrayal of Bessie Smith in the HBO film solidified her legacy as a cultural icon and the first hip-hop artist to receive a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ellie (voice) · 2006
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ellie (voice) · 2009
22 Jump Street
2014
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ellie (voice) · 2012
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ellie (voice) · 2016
Scary Movie 3
Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle · 2003
The Bone Collector
Thelma · 1999
What Happens in Vegas
Dr. Twitchell · 2008
Filmography
75 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Ice Age: Boiling Point | Ellie (voice) | Film |
| 2023 | In Her Element | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2022 | End of the Road | Brenda Freeman | Film |
| 2022 | Hustle | Teresa Sugerman | Film |
| 2022 | End of the Road | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Gran Bruja (voice) | TV |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | Robyn McCall | TV |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2019 | The Trap | Dr. Obayuwana | Film |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! | Ursula | Film |
| 2017 | Girls Trip | Sasha Franklin | Film |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Ellie (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Ellie (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | Star | Carlotta Brown | TV |
| 2015 | Scream: The TV Series | Executive Producer | TV |
| 2013 | House of Bodies | Nicole | Film |
| 2013 | Percentage | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2013 | House of Bodies | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | M'Lynn | Film |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | Vi Rose Hill | Film |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Ellie (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Ellie (voice) | Film |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Dana | Film |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Leslie Wright | Film |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Paula Thomas | Film |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Producer | Film |
| 2009 | Michael Jackson Memorial | Self | Film |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Ellie (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees | August Boatwright | Film |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Nina Brewster | Film |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Dr. Twitchell | Film |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Motormouth Maybelle | Film |
| 2007 | Life Support | Ana | Film |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday | Mrs. Christmas | Film |
| 2007 | Arctic Tale | Narrator | Film |
| 2007 | 'Hairspray' Extentions | Self | Film |
| 2007 | Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth | Self | Film |
| 2007 | It's 'Hairspray'! | Self | Film |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday | Producer | Film |
| 2007 | Who's Your Caddy? | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Ellie (voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | Georgia Byrd | Film |
| 2006 | Stranger Than Fiction | Penny Escher | Film |
| 2006 | The Hip Hop Project | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Aunt Em | Film |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Gina Norris | Film |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Producer | Film |
| 2004 | Taxi | Isabelle 'Belle' Williams | Film |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Security Guard | Film |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Gina | Film |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Producer | Film |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Charlene Morton | Film |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle | Film |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Cha-Cha | Film |
| 2002 | Chicago | Matron Mama Morton | Film |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | Midge Harmon | Film |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar | Francine | Film |
| 1999 | One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute | Self - Perfomer | Film |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Thelma | Film |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Dispatcher Love (voice) | Film |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud | Liz Bailey | Film |
| 1998 | Sphere | Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher | Film |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Sulie | Film |
| 1996 | Set It Off | Cleo | Film |
| 1994 | I Hate the Way I Look | Self | Film |
| 1993 | Living Single | Khadijah James | TV |
| 1993 | My Life | Theresa | Film |
| 1992 | Juice | Ruffhouse M.C. | Film |
| 1991 | House Party 2 | Zora | Film |
| You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" | Self | Film | |
| Jurassic Ice Age (Without Scrat) | Ellie | Film |
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