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Queen Latifah

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Queen Latifah, de son vrai nom Dana Elaine Owens, née le 18 mars 1970 à Newark, dans le New Jersey, est une rappeuse, productrice, mannequin, animatrice de télévision et actrice américaine.

Elle signe au label Tommy Boy Records en 1989 et publie son premier album All Hail the Queen la même année, qui contient le single à succès Ladies First. Son deuxième album, Nature of a Sista, publié en 1991, est son dernier au sein de Tommy Boy Records.

Latifah incarne le rôle de Khadijah James sur la sitcom Living Single diffusée sur la chaîne américaine FOX, entre 1993 et 1998. Son troisième album, Black Reign, publié en 1993, contient le single U.N.I.T.Y. qui remporte un Grammy Award et atteint le classement Billboard Hot 100. Elle joue ensuite le rôle principal dans le film Set It Off (1996) et publie son quatrième album, Order in the Court, en 1998, au label Motown Records.

Latifah se popularise significativement dans le film Chicago (2002), et est nommée pour un Academy Award dans la catégorie de « meilleure actrice ». Latifah publie son cinquième album, The Dana Owens Album, en 2004, et apparaît depuis dans plusieurs films comme Bringing Down the House (2003), Taxi (2004), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2005), Beauty Shop (2005), Last Holiday (2006), Hairspray (2007), Jackpot (2008), Valentine's Day (2010) et Joyful Noise (2012).

En 2007 et 2009, elle publie deux nouveaux albums - Trav'lin' Light et Persona. Elle lance ensuite l'émission The Queen Latifah Show, qu'elle anime entre fin 2013 et début 2015 sur la chaîne américaine CBS.

Entre 2015 et 2019, elle confirme son succès grâce à plusieurs projets : le rôle titre de Bessie Smith dans le téléfilm dramatique et musical Bessie (2015) ainsi que le drame Flint (2017) et la comédie à succès Girls Trip (2017). Parallèlement, elle porte la série musicale et dramatique Star (2016-2019) diffusée par la FOX.

Elle a longtemps été considérée par le public et la presse spécialisée comme une rappeuse féministe et est depuis, surnommée la première dame du hip-hop. Queen Latifah reçoit son étoile sur le célèbre Hollywood Walk of Fame en 2006, en remerciement à sa contribution au milieu du divertissement.

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Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. She has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Actor Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2006, she became the first hip-hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Latifah was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2026 through the musical influence category.

At age 19, Latifah released her debut album All Hail the Queen (1989), featuring the hit single "Ladies First". Her second album Nature of a Sista' (1991), was produced by Tommy Boy Records. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), became the first album by a solo female rapper to receive a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and spawned the single "U.N.I.T.Y.", which was influential in raising awareness of violence against women and the objectification of Black female sexuality. The track reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and won a Grammy Award. Her fourth album Order in the Court (1998), was released with Motown Records. She has since released the albums The Dana Owens Album (2004), Trav'lin' Light (2007), and Persona (2009).

Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the Fox sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998 and landed a leading role in the action film Set It Off (1996). She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from 1999 to 2001, and again from 2013 to 2015, in syndication. Her portrayal of Matron "Mama" Morton in the musical film Chicago (2002) received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also starred or co-starred in the films Bringing Down the House (2003), Taxi (2004), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2005), Beauty Shop (2005), Last Holiday (2006), Hairspray (2007), Joyful Noise (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), and Girls Trip (2017); and provided voice work in the Ice Age film series since 2006.

Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie (2015), which she co-produced, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. From 2016 to 2019, she starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama series Star. In 2020, she portrayed Hattie McDaniel in the miniseries Hollywood. She portrayed the lead role on CBS's revival of the action drama The Equalizer, which aired five seasons from 2021 through 2025.

In 2026, Latifah was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In late 2026, Latifah debuted as a coach on the thirtieth season of NBC's The Voice.

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