Queen Latifah Biography
Queen Latifah is an American rapper, actor, and singer who has won a Grammy, a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. In 2006, she became the first hip-hop artist to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
How old is Queen Latifah? – Age
She is 54 years old as of 18 March 2024. She was born in 1970 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Her real name is Dana Elaine Owens.
Queen Latifah Family – Education
She is the daughter of Rita Lamae (née Bray; died 2018), a teacher at Irvington High School (Dana’s alma mater), and Lancelot Amos Owens, a cop. Her parents split when she was ten. She was raised in the Baptist faith.On March 21, 2018, her mother, actress Rita Owens, died of heart failure, a condition she had been dealing with since 2004. Lancelot Jr., Latifah’s older brother, died in 1992 in an accident using a motorcycle that Latifah had purchased for him.
She went to Catholic school in Newark, New Jersey, and Essex Catholic Girls’ High School in Irvington, but graduated from Irvington High School. Following high school, she enrolled at Borough of Manhattan Community College.
Queen Latifah Spouse – Does Queen Latifah have children?
At the BET Awards 2021, during her acceptance speech for the Lifetime Achievement Award, she officially addressed her girlfriend Eboni Nichols and son Rebel for the first time, concluding with “happy pride!”
Queen Latifah Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $70 million.
How Tall is Queen Latifah? – Height
She has an estimated net worth of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m).
Queen Latifah Set It Off
Latifah appeared in the 1996 box-office hit, Set It Off. It follows four close friends in Los Angeles, California, who plan to commit a bank heist for various reasons in order to improve their lives and those of their families.
The picture was a box office hit, grossing more than $41 million against a $9 million budget. The film received favorable reviews from critics, who appreciated the cast’s characters, music, and performances (particularly those of Pinkett and Latifah), as well as the four leading ladies’ chemistry. The soundtrack was a commercial success, reaching number four on the Billboard 200 and third on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Queen Latifah U.N.I.T.Y.
Her song U.N.I.T.Y. if from third studio album, Black Reign (1993). The single was released on November 9, 1993, in the United States and January 6, 1994, in the United Kingdom. “U.N.I.T.Y.” aimed to address societal disdain for women, including street harassment, domestic violence, and slurs against women in hip-hop culture. Tenor Saw’s “Unity” is interpolated into the song’s chorus.
Because of its message, many radio and television stations would broadcast the song without censoring the terms “bitch” and “hoes,” which feature frequently in the lyrics, particularly the chorus and the phrase “who you callin’ a bitch?!” at the end of each verse. “Message from the Inner City” by the Crusaders, a Houston-based jazz group, is sampled in the song. The song was also featured on Latifah’s series, Living Single, which premiered the same year.
There is a second version of the song that garnered radio called “U.N.I.T.Y. (Queen Ruff Neck Boot)”. The second version shares the album version’s tempo, but replaces majority of the jazz sample with a hip-hop beat.
Queen Latifah The Equalizer
In 2021, CBS debuted The Equalizer, a revival of the 1980s detective series of the same name, starring Latifah in the lead role as Robyn McCall, a.k.a. “the Equalizer,” a divorced single mother and former CIA operative who operates as a street vigilante for justice.
In March 2021, the series was revived for a second season, which premiered on October 10, 2021. In May 2022, the series was revived for a third and fourth season. The third season premiered October 2, 2022. The fourth episode aired on February 18, 2024. In April 2024, the series was revived for a fifth season. The series revolves around Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman in New York City and single mother to her teenage daughter Delilah with a mysterious past who uses her extensive skills to assist those who have nowhere else to turn, acting as a guardian angel and defender for those who are unable to defend themselves while pursuing her own redemption.
Queen Latifah Movies
♦ 2022 – The Tiger Rising
♦ 2022 – Hustle
♦ 2022 – End of the Road
♦ 2019 – The Trap
♦ 2019 – The Little Mermaid Live!
♦ 2017 – Girls Trip
♦ 2017 – Flint
♦ 2016 – Miracles from Heaven
♦ 2016 – Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
♦ 2016 – Ice Age: Collision Course
♦ 2015 – Bessie
♦ 2015 – The Wiz Live!
♦ 2014 – 22 Jump Street
♦ 2013 – House of Bodies
♦ 2012 – Joyful Noise
♦ 2012 – Ice Age: Continental Drift
♦ 2012 – Steel Magnolias
♦ 2011 – The Dilemma
Queen Latifah TV Shows
♦ 2023 – NAACP Image Awards
♦ 2023 – Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop
♦ 2021- – The Equalizer
♦ 2021 – Maya and the Three
♦ 2020 – Finding Your Roots
♦ 2020 – When the Streetlights Go On
♦ 2020 – Hollywood
♦ 2019 – America’s Got Talent
♦ 2019 – Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
♦ 2018 – Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party
♦ 2017 – The Best Place to Be
♦ 2017 – Carpool Karaoke: The Series
♦ 2017 – Empire
♦ 2016–19 – Star
♦ 2016 – In Performance at the White House
♦ 2015 – Lip Sync Battle
♦ 2014 – Hollywood Film Awards
♦ 2014 – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
♦ 2014 – Hot in Cleveland
♦ 2013–15 – The Queen Latifah Show
♦ 2012 – The Real Housewives of Miami
♦ 2012 – Let’s Stay Together