Birthday:18-03-1970
Birthplace:Newark, New Jersey, USA
Sex:Female
Biography
Born in March 18, 1970, Queen Latifah was earlier given the name Dana Elaine Owens. She spent her early years in East Orange, New Jersey. She was born to a schoolteacher and police officer.
For her education, she went to Catholic school in Newark, New Jersey. Her last name is Arabic word which means delicate and kind. The name was lent to her by a cousin. Standing at 5'10", she formed a crucial player of her school basketball team.
She began her career as a performer in the field of music. She started with beat boxing for a hip hop group. At the age of 19, she came up with her first album named All Hail the Queen with Tommy Boy Records. She gave many hit albums and was lauded for her work in Order in the Court.
Her film career also boomed with the passage of time and she appeared in a number of movies. Some of the prominent ones are Bringing Out the Dead, The Bone Collector, Living Out Loud, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, What Happens in Vegas... and many more.
She also gave her voice to animated characters and was well received by the audience.
