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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Karim Prince to Brad Renfro
Queen Latifah Biography (1970-)
Original name, Dana Elaine Owens; born March 18, 1970, in Newark, NJ; daughter of Lance (a policeman) and Rita (a schoolteacher) Owens. Addresses:Agent: 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Amanda Silverman, PMK/HBH New York, 650 Fifth Ave., 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10019.; Contact: c/o Tommy Boy Records, 1747 First Ave., New York, NY 10128; Flavor Unit Entertainment, 155 Morgan St., Jersey City, NJ 07302.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Singer, actress
- Birth Details
- March 18, 1970
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Khadijah James, Living Single (also known as My Girls), Fox, 1993-1997
- Host, Queen Latifah Show, 1999
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The Remarkable Journey, 2000
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Miniseries
- Diana, Mama Flora's Family, CBS, 1998
- Midge Harmon, Living with the Dead (also known as Talking to Heaven), CBS, 2002
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Movies
- Glinda the Good Witch, The O.Z., Fox, 2002
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Specials
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Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990
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Rap City Rhapsody, PBS, 1991
- Host, Racism: Points of View, MTV, 1991
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Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992
- "I Hate the Way I Look," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1993
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Seven Deadly Sins: An MTV News Special Report, MTV, 1993
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New Year's Eve '94, Fox, 1993
- Host, Music in Movies '93, ABC, 1993
- Host, Met Life Presents the Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame, NBC, 1994
- Host, AT&T Presents: Queen Latifah and Friends, Fox, 1994
- Cohost, Smart Kids, Fox, 1994
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Celebrity First Loves, Fox, 1995
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1995 NBA All-Star Stay in School Celebration, NBC, 1995
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Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995
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Intimate Portrait: Queen Latifah, Lifetime, 1997
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Celebrity Weddings InStyle, Lifetime, 1998
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Ladies Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '98, CBS, 1998
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Motown 40: The Music Is Forever, ABC, 1998
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The 1998 Soul Train Christmas Starfest, syndicated, 1998
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One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute, TNT, 1999
- Presenter, VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross, VH1, 2000
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Soul Train Christmas Starfest, syndicated, 2000
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Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z, 2000
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Digital Divide: Technology and Our Future (documentary), PBS, 2000
- Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Kim Fields, Lifetime, 2001
- Interviewee, I Am My Mother's Daughter, Lifetime, 2001
- Interviewee, Well, Shut Ma' Mouth! The Powerful History of Black Humor (documentary), syndicated, 2002
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Episodic
- "Big Brother," In Living Color, 1990
- "Celtic Celebration," Comic Strip Live, 1991
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Late Night with David Letterman, 1991
- Marissa Redman, "Working It Out," The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, NBC, 1991
- Dee Dee, "She Ain't Heavy," The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, NBC, 1991
- Guest, Soul Train, 1994, 2002
- "Wedding Bell Blues," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1994
- "The Concert," Roc, 1994
- Voice of herself, "Lady Hawke," The Critic, 1995
- Host, Mad TV, Fox, 1997
- (Uncredited) "Ellen Unplugged," Ellen, ABC, 1997
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Late Show with David Letterman, 1998, 1999, 2003
- Robin Jones, "Yeah Baby!," Spin City, 2000
- Robin Jones, "Sleeping with the Enemy," Spin City, 2000
- Guest, The View, 2001, 2003
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TRL, 2003
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2003
- Cohost, The View, 2003
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Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2003
- Also appeared in The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated; Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam;
Behind the Movie, VH1; and Sesame Street, PBS.
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Awards Presentations
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The 24th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1992
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The 19th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1992
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The 1993 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1993
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The Essence Awards, Fox, 1994
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The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1994
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VH1 Honors, VH1, 1994
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1994 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1994
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1994 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1994
- Host, The American Music Awards, ABC, 1995
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The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1995
- Presenter, The 4th Annual VH1 Honors, VH1, 1997
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The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, 1998
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The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, 1998
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30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999
- Host, 14th Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel andBravo, 1999
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72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
- Host, The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 2001
- Presenter, The 28th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2001
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The 5th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, The WB, 2002
- Presenter, The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2003
- Host, 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, The WB, 2003
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Television Work
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Specials
- Executive producer, AT&T Presents: Queen Latifah and Friends,Fox, 1994
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Series
- Executive producer, Queen Latifah Show, 1999
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Film Appearances
- Lashawn, Jungle Fever, Universal, 1991
- Zora, House Party 2, New Line Cinema, 1991
- Ruffhouse M.C., Juice (also known as Angel Town 2), Paramount, 1992
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Who's the Man, New Line Cinema, 1993
- Theresa, My Life, Columbia, 1993
- Cleopatra "Cleo" Sims, Set It Off, New Line Cinema, 1996
- Sulie, Hoodlum, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
- Liz Bailey, Living Out Loud, New Line Cinema, 1998
- Alice "Teeny" Fletcher, Sphere, Warner Bros., 1998
- Nurse Thelma, The Bone Collector, Universal, 1999
- Voice of Dispatcher Love, Bringing Out the Dead, Paramount, 1999
- Cha-Cha, The Country Bears, Buena Vista, 2002
- Francine, Brown Sugar (also known as Seven Days), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2002
- Voice of Dove, Pinocchio (animated), Miramax, 2002
- Host, Mama Africa, Wellspring, 2002
- Matron "Mama" Morton, Chicago, Miramax, 2002
- Charlene Morton, Bringing Down the House, Buena Vista, 2003
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Film Executive Producer
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Bringing Down the House, Buena Vista, 2003
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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All Hail the Queen, Tommy Boy, 1989
- (With David Bowie) Fame 90, EMI, 1990
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How Do I Love Thee, Tommy Boy, 1991
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Latifah's Had It up 2 Here, Tommy Boy, 1991
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Nature of a Sista', Tommy Boy, 1991
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X-tra Naked, Tommy Boy, 1992
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Black Reign, 1993
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Order in the Court, Motown, 1998
- Also performed on the albums Join the Band,
Monster TV Rap Hits, and Strictly Hip-Hop Reggae Fusion, and recorded the song "U.N.I.T.Y."
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Music Videos
- Appeared in "Not Tonight" by Lil' Kim, "Lay it Down" by Meredith Brooks,and "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naughty by Nature.
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WRITINGS
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Film Music
- Additional lyrics, "Mr. Big Stuff," The Associate, Buena Vista, 1996
- Songs, Girls Town, 1996
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Books
- Introduction, Baby, All Those Curves and Me with No Brakes: 500 New No-fail Pick-Up Lines for Men and Women, Hyperion, 1998
- (With Karen Hunter; autobiography) Ladies First: Revelations from a Strong Black Woman, William Morrow & Company, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Cosmopolitan, February, 1999, p. 176
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Essence, October, 1993, p. 56; January, 1998, p. 70; May, 1999, p.122
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Interview, November, 1996, p. 22
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Jet, July 20, 1998, p. 34
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New York, December 3, 1990, p. 124
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People Weekly, November 29, 1993, p. 73
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Rolling Stone, October 17, 1991, p. 19
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TV Guide, October 16, 1993, p. 23
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