What is Queen Latifah?
{{Use American English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Queen Latifah | image = Queen Latifah 2018.jpg | caption = Latifah in 2018 | birth_name = Dana Elaine Owens | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|3|18}} | birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Rapper * actress * singer * songwriter * film producer * talk show host}} | years_active = 1989–present | children = 1 | website = {{official URL}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * piano}} |genre = {{flatlist| * [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] * [[progressive rap]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Kevin C.|date=December 23, 2011|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/q-a-local-artists-pay-tribute-to-native-tongues-rap-acts/article_61a7f8d4-5a87-5d5e-934e-8a4fc316acec.html|title=Q&A: Local artists pay tribute to Native Tongues rap acts|newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|accessdate=July 16, 2021}}</ref> * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[Soul music|soul]] * [[jazz]] * [[Gospel music|gospel]] * [[Dance music|dance]]}} |label = {{flatlist| * [[Verve Records|Verve]] * [[A&M Records|A&M]] * [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] * [[Motown Records|Motown]] * [[PolyGram Records|PolyGram]] * [[Tommy Boy Entertainment|Tommy Boy]] * [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] * [[Walt Disney Records|Disney]]}} }} }} '''Dana Elaine Owens''' (born March 18, 1970 in [[Newark, New Jersey]]), known professionally under the name '''Queen Latifah''' is an [[Americans|American]], [[rapper]], [[actress]] and [[singer]]. After she signed with [[Tommy Boy Records]] in 1989, Latifah released her first album ''[[All Hail the Queen]]''. She has won a [[Golden Globe award]], two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], two [[Image Awards]], a [[Grammy Award]], six additional [[Grammy nominations]], an [[Emmy Award]] nomination and an [[Academy Award]