Dana Elaine Owens born March 18, 1970, better known as Queen Latifah is a Grammy and Emmy Award - winning and Oscar - nominated musician, actress, producer, label president, author, and entrepreneur.

Dana Elaine Owens born March 18, 1970, better known as Queen Latifah is a Grammy and Emmy Award - winning and Oscar - nominated musician, actress, producer, label president, author, and entrepreneur. 

She has earned six Grammy Award nominations, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rap Performance in 1994. In 2004, she was nominated for Best Female Rap Solo Performance for “Go Head.” In 2005, she was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album for The Dana Owens Album, and in 2008, she was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Trav’lin Light.  

Her previous film credits include Jungle Fever, Set It Off, Chicago, Bringing Down the House, Beauty Shop, The Last Holiday, Life Support, Bessie, Girls Trip, and End of the Road. Her television credits include Living Single and Star. Latifah starred in the live television adaptations of The Wiz Live! for NBC and The Little Mermaid Live! for ABC. 

Latifah can currently be seen in the hit CBS series The Equalizer, for which she is also an executive producer.