Actress, rapper, public figure, these and many more are words that have been used to associate with this wonderful and sensational talent who we shall be looking at shortly, hence below, we shall be looking at the biography of Queen Latifah, her net worth, and her investments.
Biography
Dana Elaine Owens, popularly known by her stage name, Queen Latifah, was born on March 18, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey. We shall be looking at the biography of Queen Latifah through her career and accolades.
Queen Latifah kicked off her career after signing with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and discharged her first album All Hail the Queen on November 28, 1989, highlighting the hit single “Ladies First“. Nature of a Sista (1991) was her second and last album with Tommy Boy Records.
Queen Latifah featured as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Her third album, Black Reign (1993), brought forth the single “U.N.I.T.Y.“, which, being a huge impact on ladies, won a Grammy Award and crested at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. She at that point featured in the number one spot job of Set It Off (1996) and discharged her fourth album, Order in the Court, on June 16, 1998, with Motown Records. Latifah accumulated approval with her job of Matron “Mother” Morton in the melodic film Chicago (2002), accepting a designation for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Queen Latifah discharged her fifth album, The Dana Owens Album in 2004. In 2007 and 2009, she discharged two more studio albums– Trav’lin’ Light and Persona. She made the daytime television show The Queen Latifah Show, which ran from late 2013 to mid-2015 on CBS. She has shown up in various movies, for example, 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). Latifah got basic recognition for her depiction of blues artist Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie (2015), which she co-delivered, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. From 2016 to 2019, she featured as Carlotta Brown in the melodic show arrangement Star. In 2020, she depicted Hattie McDaniel in the miniseries Hollywood.
Queen Latifah has been portrayed as a “women’s activist” rapper. She got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Her work in music, film, and TV has earned her a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, an Academy Award assignment, and sales of more than 2,000,000 records.
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Net Worth
Below, we shall be looking at the net worth of Queen Latifah, aside from her biography. As a singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, comedienne, talk show host, and lot more, Queen Latifah is worth a whopping $70 million.
Outside of her engaging profession, she is a representative for CoverGirl, Pizza Hut, and Jenny Craig. She likewise has her own line of makeup for ladies of color. Queen Latifah additionally has her own fragrance line, with aromas Queen and Queen of Hearts. She has likewise authored a book, Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman.
