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Queen Latifah

クィーン・ラティファ　/　くぃーん・らてぃふぁ

American singer

March 18, 1970 (age 56)　・　Newark, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
singer
rapper
actor

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.

Overview

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper and actress. She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / rapper / actor / film producer / talk show host

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Ice Age	—
Notable work	Living Single	—

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