Portrait of Queen Latifah

Acting

Queen Latifah

Career

Active from 1992 to 2027, busiest in 2002 and 2007 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live!
GoodWatch score81/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

    2008 · Won

    Life Support

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Cast

    2007 · Won

    Hairspray

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    2003 · Won

    Chicago

    Source: Wikidata

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Cast

    2002 · Won

    Chicago

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    2003 · Nominated · 75th Academy Awards

    Chicago

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

21

The characters Queen Latifah played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 88 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Queen Latifah Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Tension
    4.7, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feel-Good Entertainment 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Feel-Good Movie 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Star-Studded Cast 3
  • Musical 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Prehistoric Buddy Comedy 2
  • Psychological Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

Producer

Girls Trip 2
Girls Trip 2

as Sasha Franklin

Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic
Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic

Producer

2020s

10 titles · average score 62
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027)

as Ellie (voice)

In Her Element
In Her Element (2023)

Executive Producer

Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South
Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South (2023)

Executive Producer

Hustle
Hustle (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

as Teresa Sugerman

End of the Road
End of the Road (2022)
GoodWatch score 38

as Brenda Freeman

The Tiger Rising
The Tiger Rising (2022)
GoodWatch score 41

as Willie May

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Robyn McCall

Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Gran Bruja (voice)

When the Streetlights Go On
When the Streetlights Go On (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Detective Grasso

Hollywood
Hollywood (2020)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Hattie McDaniel

2010s

28 titles · average score 55
Girls Trip
Girls Trip (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sasha Franklin

Star
Star (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Carlotta Brown

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ellie (voice)

Bessie
Bessie (2015)
GoodWatch score 79

as Bessie Smith

The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live! (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

as The Wiz

House of Bodies
House of Bodies (2013)
GoodWatch score 34

as Nicole

Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise (2012)
GoodWatch score 50

as Vi Rose Hill

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

as M'Lynn

Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ellie (voice)

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ellie (voice)

The Dilemma
The Dilemma (2011)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dana

Just Wright
Just Wright (2010)
GoodWatch score 54

as Leslie Wright

2000s

34 titles · average score 57
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ellie (voice)

The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

as August Boatwright

Mad Money
Mad Money (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

as Nina Brewster

Hairspray
Hairspray (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Motormouth Maybelle

Last Holiday
Last Holiday (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Georgia Byrd

Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ellie (voice)

Beauty Shop
Beauty Shop (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gina Norris

Taxi
Taxi (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

as Isabelle 'Belle' Williams

The Cookout
The Cookout (2004)
GoodWatch score 27

as Security Guard

Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Charlene Morton

Chicago
Chicago (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

as Matron Mama Morton

The Queen Latifah Show
The Queen Latifah Show (2000)

TV show · Producer

1990s

20 titles · average score 61
The Bone Collector
The Bone Collector (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

as Thelma

Sphere
Sphere (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher

Living Out Loud
Living Out Loud (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

as Liz Bailey

Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Diana

Set It Off
Set It Off (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Cleo

Spin City
Spin City (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Robin Jones

Ellen
Ellen (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Queen Latifah (uncredited)

The Critic
The Critic (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Queen Latifah (voice)

Living Single
Living Single (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Khadijah James

Juice
Juice (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ruffhouse M.C.

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Queen Latifah

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Marissa Redman

1970s

1 title · average score 71
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Self - Host & Musical Guest / Self - Host