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My Take
Queen Latifah is one of the rare entertainers whose stage name turned out to be a thesis statement. She claimed royalty in hip-hop when women were barely given the microphone, won a Grammy for it, then expanded into sitcoms, films, producing, and talk shows without ever diluting her authority. What moves me is how she normalized range — proving a Newark rapper could voice an animated mammoth, anchor a prestige musical, and run her own productions. Every multi-hyphenate woman in entertainment today is walking a road she paved. Her career reads less like reinvention and more like a kingdom steadily annexed, one genre at a time.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Queen Latifah
- Name (Japanese)
- クィーン・ラティファ
- Reading
- くぃーん・らてぃふぁ
- Born
- March 18, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
- Origin
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Occupation
- singer / rapper / actor / film producer / talk show host
2. Background
- High school
- Irvington High School
- University
- Borough of Manhattan Community College
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
- 1995 Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis, Jr. – Entertainer of the Year
- 2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- 2003 BET Award for Best Actor & Actress
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
- 2008 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
- 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Ice Age | — | |
| Notable work | Living Single | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Queen Latifah born?
Born March 18, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Queen Latifah from?
Queen Latifah is from Newark, New Jersey, United States.
What does Queen Latifah do?
Queen Latifah works as singer, rapper, actor, film producer, talk show host.
What is Queen Latifah known for?
Notable works include Ice Age, Living Single.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.