Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah (born Dana Owens in Newark, New Jersey, March 18, 1970) is an actress, songwriter, rapper, producer, who gained prominence in the 1990s as a recording artist, releasing four albums in a decade. She acted in movies like My Life (1993), Set It Off (1996), The Bone Collector (1999) by Philip Noyce, played Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago (2002) directed by Rob Marshall from the 1975 stage musical, costarred with Steve Martin in Bringing Down The House (2003), starred in Beauty Shop (2005), acted in Stranger than Fiction (2006) by Marc Forster, Hairspray (2007) by Adam Shankman, The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Just Wright (2010), Girls Trip (2017), Hustle (2022) with Adam Sandler. Her television credits include Living Single (1993-1998), Single Ladies (2011-2012), and hosting her own talk show The Queen Latifah Show (2013-2015). She starred in Life Support (2007), played blues singer Bessie Smith in the TV movie Bessie (2015)
Golden Globe Awards
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2016 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
2008 WinnerBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
2003 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture