Queen Latifah

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Biography

Born 03/18/1970

Award-winning actress, rapper, tireless producer, entrepreneur and spokesmodel were but a few of the hats Queen Latifah wore as she began her rise as one of entertainment’s top renaissance women, starting with her breakout album All Hail the Queen in 1989. The 19-year-old embodied a new...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble
  • In 2008, received Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  • In 2008, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Highlights

  • In 2009, Played the wife of a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano) in the animated film "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
  • In 2008, Co-starred with Dakota Fanning in the feature adaption of "The Secret Life of Bees"
  • In 2008, Co-starred with Diane Keaton and Katie Holmes in "Mad Money"

Family & Companions

  • Lancelot H Owens: father (Separated from Rita Owens when Latifah was nine years old; trained Latifah and brother Lance in karate and the use of guns)
  • Rita Owens: mother (Born in 1949; once ran a jazz and poetry club in Newark, NJ; senior vice president of Flavor Unit, Latifah's recording label, talent management and video production company, based in Jersey City, NJ)
  • Lancelot H Owens Jr: brother (Born c. 1969; killed in an off-duty motorcycle accident in 1992; "Winky's Theme" was dedicated to him on Latifah's album Black Reign)

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