Actor
Queen Latifah
- Born: 18 March 1970, Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Estimated net worth: $70 million
Queen Latifah is an acclaimed actress, singer, and producer known for her powerful presence and distinctive voice. She gained recognition for her roles in films like 'Chicago' and 'The Secret Life of Bees.' With a versatile career spanning music and film, she…
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About Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is an acclaimed actress, singer, and producer known for her powerful presence and distinctive voice. She gained recognition for her roles in films like 'Chicago' and 'The Secret Life of Bees.' With a versatile career spanning music and film, she has established a reputation for her talent in both comedic and dramatic roles.
- Born
- 18 March 1970, Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Children
- 1 child, name not publicly known
- Parents
- Rita Owens, Lancelot Owens Sr.
- Estimated net worth
- $70 million
Fun facts about Queen Latifah
- Queen Latifah was the first hip-hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- She has won a Grammy Award for her music and has been nominated for an Academy Award for her acting.
Famous Queen Latifah quotes
“I will not be afraid to stand up for what I believe in.”
“You can't let nobody tell you what you can and can't do.”
“You gotta go through the storm to get to the rainbow.”
Queen Latifah filmography
Cast (166)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Ice Age: Boiling Point Movie | Ellie (voice) | |
| 2025 | Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery Movie | Self | 7.9 |
| 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop Movie | Self | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Movie | Self | 8.1 |
| 2023 | Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop TV | Self | 7.8 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self - Guest | 5.6 |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest | 2.6 |
| 2022 | End of the Road Movie | Brenda Freeman | 6.0 |
| 2022 | Payback TV | Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) | 4.0 |
| 2022 | Hustle Movie | Teresa Sugerman | 7.7 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising Movie | Willie May | 5.5 |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music Box Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three TV | Gran Bruja (voice) | 7.9 |
| 2021 | The Equalizer TV | Robyn McCall | 7.2 |
| 2020 | Hollywood TV | Hattie McDaniel | 7.2 |
| 2020 | When the Streetlights Go On TV | Detective Grasso | 6.8 |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! Movie | Ursula | 6.7 |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America TV | Self | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Untold Stories of Hip Hop TV | Self | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 2019 | The Trap Movie | Dr. Obayuwana | 4.9 |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn't Movie | Self | 6.2 |
| 2017 | Flint Movie | Iza Banks | 6.8 |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series TV | Self | 6.1 |
| 2017 | Girls Trip Movie | Sasha Franklin | 6.8 |
| 2016 | Star TV | Carlotta Brown | 8.0 |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party TV | Unknown character | 8.5 |
| 2016 | VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course Movie | Ellie (voice) | 6.1 |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade Movie | Ellie (voice) | 6.4 |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven Movie | Angela Bradford | 7.5 |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! Movie | The Wiz | 7.0 |
| 2015 | The Making of the Wiz Live! Movie | Self | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest | 6.1 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self | 6.1 |
| 2015 | Bessie Movie | Bessie Smith | 6.4 |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 2015 | Hot Ones TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 2015 | Empire TV | Carlotta Brown | 7.1 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV | Self | 4.2 |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street Movie | Mrs. Dickson (uncredited) | 6.8 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest | 5.1 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self - Guest | 5.8 |
| 2013 | Teach Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2013 | House of Bodies Movie | Nicole | 4.9 |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias Movie | M'Lynn | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift Movie | Ellie (voice) | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Movie | Self | 5.0 |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots TV | Self | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise Movie | Vi Rose Hill | 6.4 |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Movie | Ellie (voice) | 6.5 |
| 2011 | The Voice TV | Self - Coach | 5.9 |
| 2011 | The Dilemma Movie | Dana | 5.4 |
| 2010 | The Talk TV | Self | 3.0 |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland TV | Aunt Esther Jean Johnson | 7.2 |
| 2010 | Just Wright Movie | Leslie Wright | 6.6 |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day Movie | Paula Thomas | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s Movie | Self (archive) | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV | Self - Guest | 4.9 |
| 2009 | Michael Jackson Memorial Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Movie | Ellie (voice) | 6.8 |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool Party Movie | Self | 3.3 |
| 2009 | We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Movie | Self | 4.6 |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees Movie | August Boatwright | 7.5 |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas Movie | Dr. Twitchell | 6.1 |
| 2008 | Garrett's Gift Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2008 | Mad Money Movie | Nina Brewster | 6.5 |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday Movie | Mrs. Christmas | 5.3 |
| 2007 | You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2007 | Hairspray Movie | Motormouth Maybelle | 6.7 |
| 2007 | Arctic Tale Movie | Narrator | 6.8 |
| 2007 | Life Support Movie | Ana | 5.5 |
| 2006 | Stranger Than Fiction Movie | Penny Escher | 7.3 |
| 2006 | 30 Rock TV | Regina Bookman | 7.5 |
| 2006 | VH1 Rock Honors TV | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown Movie | Ellie (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2006 | Last Holiday Movie | Georgia Byrd | 7.3 |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show TV | Self - Guest | 4.8 |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show TV | Unknown character | 5.0 |
| 2005 | Hogan Knows Best TV | Unknown character | 5.3 |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Movie | Aunt Em | 5.2 |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop Movie | Gina Norris | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Taxi Movie | Isabelle 'Belle' Williams | 5.6 |
| 2004 | The Cookout Movie | Security Guard | 4.7 |
| 2004 | Entourage TV | Dana Elaine Owens | 7.4 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! Movie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.6 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business Movie | Gina | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 Movie | Aunt ShaNeequa | 6.0 |
| 2003 | I Love the '80s Strikes Back TV | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2003 | Eve TV | Simone | 8.5 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model TV | Self - Guest | 5.4 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House Movie | Charlene Morton | 6.0 |
| 2002 | Chicago Movie | Matron Mama Morton | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar Movie | Francine | 6.7 |
| 2002 | The Country Bears Movie | Cha-Cha | 4.7 |
| 2002 | American Idol TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 2002 | Mama Africa Movie | Host | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead TV | Midge Harmon | 7.0 |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead Movie | Midge Harmon | 5.5 |
| 2002 | Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2002 | Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal Movie | Self - Host | 5.5 |
| 2001 | Good Day Live TV | Self | 3.8 |
| 2001 | The Fairly OddParents TV | Pam Dromeda (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2000 | The Queen Latifah Show TV | Unknown character | 5.5 |
| 1999 | One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute Movie | Self - Perfomer | 9.0 |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector Movie | Thelma | 6.8 |
| 1999 | The Early Show TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead Movie | Dispatcher Love (voice) | 6.6 |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family TV | Diana | 7.6 |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud Movie | Liz Bailey | 6.0 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares TV | Self - Panelist | 7.6 |
| 1998 | Sphere Movie | Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher | 6.1 |
| 1997 | Hoodlum Movie | Sulie | 6.5 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self - Guest | 4.3 |
| 1996 | Set It Off Movie | Cleo | 7.2 |
| 1996 | Spin City TV | Robin Jones | 7.0 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV | Self - Guest | 4.1 |
| 1995 | MADtv TV | Self - Hostess | 7.1 |
| 1994 | Ellen TV | Queen Latifah (uncredited) | 6.2 |
| 1994 | I Hate the Way I Look Movie | Self | |
| 1994 | The Critic TV | Queen Latifah (voice) | 7.3 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait TV | Self (archive footage) | 4.5 |
| 1993 | My Life Movie | Theresa | 6.7 |
| 1993 | Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration Movie | Self - Special Guest | 7.0 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV | Self - Guest | 7.3 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman TV | Self - Guest | 6.5 |
| 1993 | Living Single TV | Khadijah James | 8.0 |
| 1993 | Who's the Man? Movie | Queen Latifah | 5.5 |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper TV | Queen Latifah | 6.7 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 7.9 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 1992 | Juice Movie | Ruffhouse M.C. | 7.2 |
| 1991 | House Party 2 Movie | Zora | 5.5 |
| 1991 | The Jenny Jones Show TV | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1991 | Roc TV | Unknown character | 7.9 |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever Movie | Lashawn | 6.4 |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV | Marissa Redman | 7.9 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special Movie | Self | 6.1 |
| 1990 | Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 Movie | Self | |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps TV | Self | 7.5 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Self - Guest | 5.6 |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show TV | Self | 3.9 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards TV | Self | 7.8 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning TV | Self | 6.8 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self - Host & Musical Guest | 6.9 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self - Host | 6.9 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Gwen Ifill (uncredited) | 6.9 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 8.3 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards TV | Self - Host | 8.3 |
| 1974 | American Music Awards TV | Self - Host | 8.2 |
| 1973 | Rock Concert TV | Self | 8.3 |
| 1959 | The Grammys TV | Self | 8.6 |
| 1959 | The Grammys TV | Self - Host | 8.6 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self - Performer | 7.1 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 1952 | Today TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 7.0 |
| TBA | Girls Trip 2 Movie | Sasha Franklin | |
| TBA | King of the South Movie | Unknown character |
Crew (34)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South Movie | Executive Producer · Production | |
| 2023 | In Her Element Movie | Executive Producer · Production | |
| 2022 | End of the Road Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.0 |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 5.5 |
| 2021 | The Equalizer TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.2 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 7.0 |
| 2019 | Ballet After Dark Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Flint Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.8 |
| 2016 | The Secrets of Emily Blair Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 4.3 |
| 2016 | The Perfect Match Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 5.6 |
| 2015 | Scream: The TV Series TV | Executive Producer · Production | 6.9 |
| 2015 | Bessie Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.4 |
| 2015 | Brotherly Love Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 7.0 |
| 2013 | Percentage Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 4.5 |
| 2013 | House of Bodies Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 4.9 |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift Movie | Songs · Sound | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.4 |
| 2011 | Single Ladies TV | Producer · Production | 5.4 |
| 2011 | Let's Stay Together TV | Producer · Production | 8.5 |
| 2010 | Just Wright Movie | Producer · Production | 6.6 |
| 2010 | Just Wright Movie | Music Consultant · Sound | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Movie | Songs · Sound | 6.8 |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday Movie | Producer · Production | 5.3 |
| 2007 | Who's Your Caddy? Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 3.4 |
| 2006 | The Hip Hop Project Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 8.5 |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop Movie | Producer · Production | 6.3 |
| 2004 | Taxi Movie | Music Consultant · Sound | 5.6 |
| 2004 | The Cookout Movie | Producer · Production | 4.7 |
| 2004 | The Cookout Movie | Story · Writing | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.0 |
| 2000 | The Queen Latifah Show TV | Producer · Production | 5.5 |
| TBA | Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic Movie | Producer · Production | |
| TBA | Romeo and Juliet Movie | Producer · Production | 10.0 |
Latest releases
- Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery2025 / TMDB 7.9
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop2023 / TMDB 9.0
- End of the Road2022 / TMDB 6.0
- Hustle2022 / TMDB 7.7
- The Tiger Rising2022 / TMDB 5.5
- You're Watching Video Music Box2021 / TMDB 6.4
Questions about Queen Latifah
What are some of Queen Latifah's most successful films?
Some of Queen Latifah's most successful films include 'Chicago,' 'The Secret Life of Bees,' and 'Hairspray.' These films showcase her range as an actress and have received critical acclaim.
Has Queen Latifah won any major awards?
Yes, Queen Latifah has won several major awards, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture.
What was Queen Latifah's first film?
Queen Latifah's first film was 'House Party 2,' released in 1991. She played the role of a character named 'Shireen' in this comedy sequel.
What is Queen Latifah's net worth?
Queen Latifah's estimated net worth is around $70 million. Her wealth comes from her successful career in music, acting, and producing.
What is Queen Latifah known for in her career?
Queen Latifah is known for her multifaceted career as a rapper, actress, and producer. She has made significant contributions to both music and film, earning her a prominent place in entertainment.
Has Queen Latifah received any Oscar nominations?
Yes, Queen Latifah received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Chicago' in 2003. This nomination highlighted her talent in a musical film.
What is a defining characteristic of Queen Latifah's acting style?
A defining characteristic of Queen Latifah's acting style is her ability to seamlessly transition between comedy and drama. She brings authenticity and depth to her characters, resonating with audiences.
What are some of Queen Latifah's notable television roles?
Queen Latifah has notable television roles including the lead in 'Living Single' and as the host of 'The Queen Latifah Show.' She has also appeared in various guest roles and specials.