Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens, better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, rapper, producer, model, and talk show hostess. For Disney, she played Aunt Em in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz and "Cha-Cha" the bartender in The Country Bears. She also posed as Ursula in the Disney Dream Portrait Series "Where Memories Take Hold and Never Let Go". Additionally, she appeared in the Bill Nye the Science Guy episode about insects, and was mentioned in an episode of K.C. Undercover. She also portrayed Ursula in the 2019 TV special The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live! and Charlene Morton in the 2003 Touchstone Pictures film Bringing Down the House.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Latifah lived primarily in East Orange and attended Catholic school, but graduated from Irvington High School. After high school, she attended classes at Borough of Manhattan Community College. She later began rapping and singing with groups before releasing her first single, "Wrath of My Madness". She continued her music career with hits, such as "Ladies First", "", and the -winning song "".
Also branching into acting, Latifah is best known for her roles as Khadijah James in the Fox sitcom (1993–1998), Bobbie in the romantic comedy series , and Gina Norris in the 2004 MGM comedy-drama film and its spin-off movie . She is also well-known for voicing Ellie the mammoth in Blue Sky's franchise. Her other film credits include , , , , , and the television films 's and NBC's .
==Roles==
Queen Latifah in Bringing Down the House.JPG|Charlene Morton(Bringing Down the House)
Queen latifah as Cha Cha in the country bears.png|Cha-Cha(The Country Bears)
Auntem.jpg|Aunt Em(The Muppets' Wizard of Oz)
Ursula Portrait.JPG|Ursula in "Where Memories Take Hold and Never Let Go" from the Disney Dream Portrait Series
The Wonderful World of Disney The Little Mermaid Live! - Ursula.jpg|Ursula(The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!)
==Gallery==
Queen Latifah Winter TCA Tour11.jpg|Queen Latifah speaks at the panel at the 2011 Winter TCA Tour. 
Queen Latifah speaks at HFA.jpg|Queen Latifah speaks onstage during the 18th annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2014.
Queen Latifah 22nd SAG.jpg|Queen Latifah poses in the press room at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2016. 
Queen Latifah visits Jimmy Fallon.jpg|Queen Latifah visiting in September 2018.
Queen Latifah 91st Oscars.jpg|Queen Latifah speaks onstage during the 91st annual Academy Awards in February 2019.
Queen Latifah Tribeca19.jpg|Queen Latifah attending the 2019 Tribeca Film Fest.
Queen Latifah MTV VMA19.jpg|Queen Latifah arrives at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.
Queen Latifah Winter TCA Tour20.jpg|Queen Latifah speaks at the panel at the 2020 Winter TCA Tour. 
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