Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

1970-03-18 Newark, New Jersey, USA 103 Credits

Biography

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen on November 28, 1989, featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Nature of a Sista' (1991) was her second and final album with Tommy Boy Records. Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, Black Reign...

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Ice Age 6

2026

as Ellie (voice)

Acting

The sixth installment in the Ice Age franchise. Plot TBA

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023

as Self

8.5
Acting

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances fr...

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2023

as Self

8.1
Acting

Celebrating the legacy and influence of the class of 2023, with performances from inductees Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan, Willie Nelson and ...

Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South

Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South

2023

Executive Producer

Producing

Bone Black: Midwives vs. The South is an experimental documentary about the history and erasure of Black midwives in the American South and how the at...

End of the Road

End of the Road

2022

as Brenda Freeman

6.0
Acting

Recently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.

End of the Road

End of the Road

2022

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Recently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.

Hustle

Hustle

2022

as Teresa Sugerman

7.7
Acting

After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom ...

The Tiger Rising

The Tiger Rising

2022

as Willie May

5.6
Acting

When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpe...

The Tiger Rising

The Tiger Rising

2022

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpe...

You're Watching Video Music Box

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.4
Acting

The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z,...

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carol...

The Little Mermaid Live!

The Little Mermaid Live!

2019

as Ursula

6.9
Acting

Live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic.

Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom

Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom

2019

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

VH1's annual Mother's Day celebration salutes moms everywhere. Anthony Anderson and La La Anthony hosted the event, which included performances by Ash...

Ballet After Dark

Ballet After Dark

2019

Executive Producer

2.0
Producing

The story a young woman who found the strength to survive after an attack. She created an organization that is helping sexual abuse and domestic viole...

The Trap

The Trap

2019

as Dr. Obayuwana

4.9
Acting

A man returns home to Atlanta to help and turn around his family's struggling restaurant with the help of a new chicken recipe.

And the Winner Isn't

And the Winner Isn't

2017

as Self

5.7
Acting

A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry in...

Flint

Flint

2017

as Iza Banks

6.8
Acting

A woman deals with the toxic water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and the effect it has on her family.

Flint

Flint

2017

Executive Producer

6.8
Producing

A woman deals with the toxic water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and the effect it has on her family.

Girls Trip

Girls Trip

2017

as Sasha Franklin

6.8
Acting

Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterh...

The Secrets of Emily Blair

The Secrets of Emily Blair

2016

Executive Producer

4.3
Producing

Desperate to save his fiancée from a demon that has possessed her soul, a man turns to his longtime priest for help.

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course

2016

as Ellie (voice)

6.1
Acting

Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a ...

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

2016

as Ellie (voice)

6.4
Acting

A harried prehistoric bird mother entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbours, business booms at his ne...

Miracles from Heaven

Miracles from Heaven

2016

as Angela Bradford

7.4
Acting

When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she...

The Perfect Match

The Perfect Match

2016

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

Charlie is a charming playboy who doesn't believe in serious relationships. His best friends bet him that if he sticks to one woman for one month, he'...

The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!

2015

as The Wiz

7.0
Acting

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michae...

The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!

2015

as Self

Acting

Go behind the curtain in The Land of Oz with NBC's "The Making of The Wiz Live!" The hour-long special will give an exclusive backstage look at this h...

Bessie

Bessie

2015

as Bessie Smith

6.4
Acting

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Bessie

Bessie

2015

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

22 Jump Street

22 Jump Street

2014

as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local co...

Teach

Teach

2013

as Self

7.0
Acting

Explores America's education system through the eyes, minds and hearts of its most essential resource, teachers.

Percentage

Percentage

2013

Executive Producer

4.5
Producing

After a drug deal gone wrong, two New York City hustlers relocate to Miami, where they set up a lucrative credit card fraud operation. Unfortunately, ...

House of Bodies

House of Bodies

2013

as Nicole

5.1
Acting

While indulging his appetite for the grim and gruesome by patronizing a voyeuristic Web site that's based in a house where a serial killer once lived,...

House of Bodies

House of Bodies

2013

Executive Producer

5.1
Producing

While indulging his appetite for the grim and gruesome by patronizing a voyeuristic Web site that's based in a house where a serial killer once lived,...

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

2012

as M'Lynn

7.0
Acting

In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Loui...

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

2012

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Loui...

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift

2012

as Ellie (voice)

6.4
Acting

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and ...

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

as Self

5.0
Acting

A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Ra...

Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances

Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances

2012

as Self

4.0
Acting

Bennett again recorded his greatest hits with a celebrated list of artists and Duets II made music history by debuting top of the Billboard chart. Du...

Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

2012

as Vi Rose Hill

6.4
Acting

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

2012

Executive Producer

6.4
Producing

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

2011

as Ellie (voice)

6.5
Acting

When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to ma...

The Dilemma

The Dilemma

2011

as Dana

5.3
Acting

Longtime friends Ronny and Nick are partners in an auto-design firm. They are hard at work on a presentation for a dream project that would really lau...

Just Wright

Just Wright

2010

as Leslie Wright

6.5
Acting

Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatenin...

Just Wright

Just Wright

2010

Producer, Music Consultant

6.5
Producing

Physical therapist Leslie Wright lands the dream job of working with basketball superstar Scott McKnight, helping him recover from a career-threatenin...

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

2010

as Paula Thomas

5.9
Acting

Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2009

as Self

Acting

Unearthing the Lost World is a behind the scenes video on the making of Ice Age: Dawn o the Othe Dinosaurs

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

2009

as Self (archive)

Acting

In the 1980s we got our MTV but seemed to have lost much of the musical film in the process. But the genre is resilient. A handful of masterpieces alo...

Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009

as Self

8.0
Acting

A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2009

as Ellie (voice)

6.8
Acting

Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes whe...

Zac Efron's Pool Party

Zac Efron's Pool Party

2009

as Self

3.2
Acting

Zac Efron's Uncle Hank and his girlfriend, Randi, crash Zac's pool party and they just can not be cool.

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

2009

as Self

4.6
Acting

A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the Nationa...

The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

2008

as August Boatwright

7.5
Acting

Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely...

What Happens in Vegas

What Happens in Vegas

2008

as Dr. Twitchell

6.1
Acting

During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other ...

Garrett's Gift

Garrett's Gift

2008

Acting

A young boy's creative mind gets him into trouble, until he begins to apply that creativity to life-changing inventions, including the traffic signal.

Mad Money

Mad Money

2008

as Nina Brewster

6.5
Acting

Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.

The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday

2007

as Mrs. Christmas

5.2
Acting

Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a...

The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday

2007

Producer

5.2
Producing

Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a...

Who's Your Caddy?

Who's Your Caddy?

2007

Executive Producer

3.5
Producing

Superstar rap mogul C-Note wants to join the Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club, but faces stiff opposition from the establishment's snooty members. C...

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

as Motormouth Maybelle

6.7
Acting

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Thr...

Arctic Tale

Arctic Tale

2007

as Narrator

6.7
Acting

Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cu...

Life Support

Life Support

2007

as Ana

5.6
Acting

The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

2006

as Penny Escher

7.3
Acting

Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.

The Hip Hop Project

The Hip Hop Project

2006

Executive Producer

8.5
Producing

The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works ...

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

as Ellie (voice)

6.7
Acting

Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is ...

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

2006

as Georgia Byrd

7.2
Acting

The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted department store saleswoman Georgia Byrd to reflect on what she realizes has been an...

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

as Aunt Em

5.3
Acting

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn ...

Beauty Shop

Beauty Shop

2005

as Gina Norris

6.3
Acting

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profe...

Beauty Shop

Beauty Shop

2005

Producer

6.3
Producing

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profe...

Taxi

Taxi

2004

as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

5.6
Acting

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quart...

Taxi

Taxi

2004

Music Consultant

5.6

A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quart...

The Cookout

The Cookout

2004

as Security Guard

4.6
Acting

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep thing...

The Cookout

The Cookout

2004

Producer, Story

4.6
Producing Writing

When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep thing...

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004

as Self

Acting

Come one, come all for Sesame Street's 35th anniversary musical gathering! Is there one song the whole world can sing together? Find out when Super Gr...

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

as Gina

6.0
Acting

The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his business...

Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie 3

2003

as Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle

6.0
Acting

In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video ta...

Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

2003

as Charlene Morton

6.0
Acting

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating an...

Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

2003

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating an...

Chicago

Chicago

2002

as Matron Mama Morton

7.1
Acting

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chic...

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

2002

as Francine

6.7
Acting

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of hip-...

The Country Bears

The Country Bears

2002

as Cha-Cha

4.7
Acting

For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Cou...

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

2002

as Host

Acting

In 1997, six African women pledged that in the first year of the new millennium they would tell their stories, stories by African women. They called t...

Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead

2002

as Midge Harmon

5.2
Acting

A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. All telling their story of how...

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

2002

as Self - Host

7.0
Acting

The Shaquille O'Neal Celebrity Roast is a unique urban comedy special that combines the world of sports and entertainment. In an unconventional format...

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute

One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute

1999

as Self - Perfomer

9.3
Acting

One Love documents the December 1999 tribute concert honoring reggae pioneer Bob Marley produced in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica, and originally broadcast ...

The Bone Collector

The Bone Collector

1999

as Thelma

6.8
Acting

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and ...

Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

1999

as Dispatcher Love (voice)

6.6
Acting

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried ev...

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud

1998

as Liz Bailey

5.9
Acting

Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. J...

Sphere

Sphere

1998

as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

6.1
Acting

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists an...

Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997

as Sulie

6.4
Acting

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harle...

Set It Off

Set It Off

1996

as Cleo

7.2
Acting

Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four wome...

I Hate The Way I Look

1994

as Self

Acting

Oprah Winfrey moderates a panel of teens, celebrities and experts to discuss the obsession teens have with their appearance.

My Life

My Life

1993

as Theresa

6.7
Acting

It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside...

Who's the Man?

Who's the Man?

1993

as Queen Latifah

5.2
Acting

Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another line of work, they join the police. A big mistake, as fa...

Juice

Juice

1992

as Ruffhouse M.C.

7.2
Acting

Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, th...

House Party 2

House Party 2

1991

as Zora

5.3
Acting

Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while...

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

as Lashawn

6.4
Acting

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference wo...

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

1990

as Self

6.9
Acting

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

1990

as Self

Acting

SLAMMIN!... Rap's #1 video magazine. Here are the acts you're going to be meetin' in the premiere episode of this 1990 Video VHS Magazine produced by ...

Girls Trip 2

N/A

as Sasha Franklin

Acting

Plot details TBA. Said to be set in Ghana.

King of the South

N/A

Acting

Upcoming biopic of Master P, the hip-hop mogul, CEO, and founder of No Limit Records.

Romeo and Juliet

N/A

Producer

10.0
Producing

A contemporary musical take on William Shakespeare's tragedy set against the urban rhythms of New York. The love story follows a young waitress from t...

Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic

N/A

Producer

Producing

A Hip Hop biopic about the rise of the iconic artist, Queen Latifah.