Queen Latifah

RECENT CREDITS
Precious (FILM)  Nov. 6, 2009
Broke and Famous: Willie Aames (TV)  Nov. 5, 2009
Dancing With the Stars (TV)  Oct. 6, 2009
The Mo'Nique Show (TV)  Oct. 5, 2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (FILM)  Jul. 1, 2009
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HIGHLIGHTS
2009 Played the wife of a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano) in the animated film "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
2008 Co-starred with Diane Keaton and Katie Holmes in "Mad Money"
2008 Co-starred with Dakota Fanning in the feature adaption of "The Secret Life of Bees"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Valentine's Day (New Line)  2010 -Cast
Actor
Film


Just Wright   -Janice Wright
Producer, Actor
Film


All of Me (Remake)   -Cast
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Bad Girls  
Actor
Film


Kidnapped  
Producer
Film


Horror in the Hamptons  
Producer
Film


Gridiron Girls   -Cast
Actor
Film


My People My People  
Actor
Film


MY WIFE IS A GANGSTER (Remake)  
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


No Blood No Tears  
Producer, Actor
Film


Reality Sucks  
Producer
Film


Set it Off 2  
Producer, Actor
Film


Sexual Chocolate  
Producer
Film


Welfare Queens   -Cast
Producer, Actor
Film


Truck Turner  
Producer, Actor
Film


Precious  2009
Song, Song Performer
Film


Broke and Famous: Willie Aames  2009
Co-Producer
TV


The Mo'Nique Show  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV


Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs  2009 -Voice of Ellie
Actor, Song Performer
Film


2009 BET Awards  2009 -Performer
Actor
TV


81st Annual Academy Awards  2009 -Performer
Actor
TV


The BET Honors  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV


The 51st Annual Grammy Awards  2009 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV


The Secret Life of Bees  2008 -August Boatwright
Actor
Film


VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2008  2008 -Cast
Actor
TV


What Happens in Vegas  2008 -Dr. Twitchell
Actor
Film


Mad Money  2008 -Nina Brewster
Actor
Film


Golden Globe Winner Special  2008 -Winner
Actor
TV


The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards  2008 -Winner
Actor
TV


The Perfect Holiday  2007 -Mrs Christmas
Producer, Actor
Film


Movies Rock  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Bridging the Gap  2007 -Herself
Actor
TV
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The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Arctic Tale  2007 -Narrator
Actor
Film


Hairspray  2007 -Motormouth Maybelle
Actor, Song Performer
Film


BET Awards '07  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The Hip Hop Project  2007
Executive Producer
Film


Nickelodeon's 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards  2007 -Presenter, Winner
Actor, Actor
TV


Life Support  2007 -Ana Wallace
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


The 49th Annual Grammy Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Moving Image Salutes Will Smith  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Stranger Than Fiction  2006 -Penny Escher
Actor
Film


Ice Age: The Meltdown  2006 -Ellie
Voice
Film


The 78th Annual Academy Awards  2006 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards  2006 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Last Holiday  2006 -Georgia Byrd
Actor, Song Performer
Film


The Third Annual Vibe Awards on UPN  2005
Executive Producer
TV


VH1 Hip Hop Honors  2005 -Cast
Actor
TV


Dancing With the Stars  2007-2009 -Performer
Actor
TV
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz  2005 -Auntie Em
Actor
TV


Beauty Shop  2005 -Gina Norris
Producer, Actor
Film


The 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards  2005 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Red Carpet Confidential  2005 -Cast
Actor
TV


The Second Annual Vibe Awards  2004
Executive Producer
TV


Taxi  2004 -Belle
Actor, Consultant
Film


Reel Comedy: Taxi  2004 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The Cookout  2004 -Security Guard
Producer, Actor
Film


The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 2004 MTV Movie Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 76th Annual Academy Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 46th Annual Grammy Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Barbershop 2: Back in Business  2004 -Gina
Actor
Film


The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


E! Entertainer of the Year 2003  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


2003 Vibe Awards: Beats, Style, Flavor  2003
Executive Producer, Host
TV


Scary Movie 3  2003 -Aunt ShaNeequa
Actor
Film


Playa's Guide to Scarface  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Eve  2003 -Simone
Actor
TV
Expand


The 2003 Teen Choice Awards  2003
Actor
TV


Wendy Williams Is On Fire  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The 2003 Essence Awards  2003 -Honoree
Actor
TV


The 2003 MTV Movie Awards  2003
Actor
TV


VH1 Divas Duets  2003 -Host
Actor
TV


Intimate Portrait: Mothers and Daughters  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Behind the Movie  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Bringing Down the House  2003 -Charlene Morton
Song, Actor, Executive Producer, Song Performer
Film


17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards  2003 -Host
Actor
TV


The 45th Annual Grammy Awards  2003 -Presenter
Actor
TV


American Idol  2003 -Performer
Actor
TV
Expand


Chicago  2002 -Matron Mama Morton
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Pinocchio  2002 -Voice of Dove
Actor
Film


Brown Sugar  2002 -Francine
Song, Actor, Song Performer
Film


The Country Bears  2002 -ChaCha
Actor
Film


Mama Africa  2002
Host
Film


Living With The Dead  2002 -Midge
Actor
TV


Intimate Portrait: Kim Fields  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


I Am My Mother's Daughter  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The 28th Annual American Music Awards  2001 -Presenter
Actor
TV


VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross  2000 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Digital Divide: Technology and Our Future  2000 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Girlfight  2000
Song Performer
Film


The Bone Collector  1999 -Thelma
Actor
Film


Bringing Out the Dead  1999 -of Dispatcher Love
Voice
Film


Queen Latifah  1999 -Host
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


14th Independent Spirit Awards  1999 -Host
Actor
TV


The 30th NAACP Image Awards  1999
Actor
TV


Mama Flora's Family  1998 -Diana
Actor
TV


Living Out Loud  1998 -Liz Bailey
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Small Soldiers  1998
Song Performer
Film


Sphere  1998 -Fletcher
Actor
Film


Celebrity Weddings InStyle  1998
Actor
TV


Hoodlum  1997 -Sulie
Actor
Film


4th Annual VH1 Honors  1997 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Intimate Portrait: Queen Latifah  1997 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Set It Off  1996 -Cleo
Actor, Song Performer
Film


The Associate  1996 -song performance, lyrics
Song, Theme Lyrics
Film


Spin City  2001 -Robin
Actor
TV
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Comic Relief VII  1995
Actor
TV


The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards  1995 -Honoree
Actor
TV


Celebrity First Loves  1995
Actor
TV


The American Music Awards  1995 -Host, Performer
Actor, Actor
TV


Smart Kids  1994 -Co-Host
Actor
TV


1994 Billboard Music Awards  1994 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards  1994 -Presenter
Actor
TV


AT&T Presents: Queen Latifah and Friends  1994 -Host
Executive Producer, Actor
TV


VH1 Honors  1994 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The Essence Awards  1994
Actor
TV


New Year's Eve '94  1993
Actor
TV


The 1993 Billboard Music Awards  1993 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Music in Movies '93  1993 -Host
Actor
TV


My Life  1993 -Theresa
Actor
Film


Who's the Man?  1993 -Herself
Actor
Film


I Hate the Way I Look  1993
Actor
TV


Rock the Vote  1992
Actor
TV


Class Act  1992
Song Performer
Film


White Men Can't Jump  1992
Song, Song Performer
Film


The American Music Awards  1992 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Juice  1992 -Ruffhouse M C
Actor
Film


House Party 2  1991 -Zora
Actor
Film


Roc  1991 -Herself
Actor
TV


Racism: Points of View  1991 -Host
Actor
TV


Jungle Fever  1991 -Lashawn
Actor
Film


Straight Out of Brooklyn  1991
Song, Song Performer
Film


Rap City Rhapsody  1991
Actor
TV


New Jack City  1991
Song Performer
Film


The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air  1990 -Dee Dee, Marissa Redman
Actor, Actor
TV


The Critic  
Voice
TV


VH1 The Greatest   -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Living Single   -Flo, Khadijah James
Actor, Actor
TV


In Living Color  
Actor
TV


Hangin' With Mr. Cooper   -Herself
Actor
TV




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Highlights

2009 Played the wife of a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano) in the animated film "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
2008 Co-starred with Diane Keaton and Katie Holmes in "Mad Money"
2008 Co-starred with Dakota Fanning in the feature adaption of "The Secret Life of Bees"
2007 Portrayed (also produced) an HIV-positive woman in the HBO movie "Life Support"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress
2007 Cast as Motormouth Maybelle in the big screen version of the Tony-winning Broadway musical "Hairspray"
2006 Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (January)
2006 Co-starred as Emma Thompson's stern assisstant in the Marc Forster comedy, "Stranger Than Fiction"
2005 Starred in "Beauty Shop" a spin-off of the successful "Barber Shop" films
2004 Starred as a Beauty salon owner in "Barbershop 2: Back in Business"
2004 Made screenwritting debut with the comedy "The Cookout"; also produced
2004 Received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album The Dana Owens Album
2003 Partnered with Curvations the lingerie line that applauds women with curves and confidence; also appeared as the face and body behind the new line of intimate apparel
2003 Received grammy nomination for "Best Female Rap Solo Performance" for the song "Go Head"
2003 Co-starred with Steve Martin in the comedy "Bringing Down the House"
2002 Appeared in the CBS mini-series "Living With the Dead" about real-life psychic detective James Van Praagh
2002 Cast in a supporting role in "Brown Sugar" starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan
2002 Cast as Glenda the Good Witch in "The O.Z." a hip-hop TV adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz"
2002 Cast as Matron Mama Morton in the musical feature adaptation of "Chicago"; earned Golden Globe and Oscar nominations
2001 Had recurring role as a psychic on the ABC sitcom "Spin City"
2000 Hosted the syndicated talk show "Queen Latifah"
1997 Profiled on "Intimate Portrait" (Lifetime)
1995 On July 16 the car in which she was a passenger was car-jacked in NYC; bodyguard was shot
1993 First substantial feature dramatic role, "My Life"
1993 - 1997 Cast as a regular on the Fox sitcom "Living Single"; also wrote and performed the theme song
1991 First series guest spot, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
1991 Feature acting debut, Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever"
1991 First major supporting role, "House Party 2"
1990 TV debut, "Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special" (ABC)
1989 Released her debut album, All Hail the Queen
1987 Had her demo tapes placed in circulation by a deejay friend
Grew up in East Orange, New Jersey
Trained in karate and use of firearms by her policeman father
Was a power forward on two state championship basketball teams in high school
Worked at a Burger King fast-food restaurant
Worked as a cashier at the Wiz in Newark, New Jersey
Formed a rhyming group, Ladies Fresh, with two high school friends; won high school talent contest
"Discovered" by MTV host Fab 5 Freddy


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Gabourey Sidibe at the AFI Fest Premiere of 'Precious,' Chinese Theater, Hollywood, CA. 11-01-09
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Released: Nov. 20, 2009

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Released: Jul. 1, 2009

Ryan Seacrest at "The Dogs Next Door" Hollywood Celebrity Benefit for DogsinDanger.com. Private Residence, Beverly Hills, CA. 06-14-08
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Aired: May. 20, 2009

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Released: Oct. 17, 2008

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