Queen Latifah, 1970
Actors · March 18, 1970
Queen Latifah
★ HOW OLD IS QUEEN LATIFAH?
Queen Latifah is 56 years old, born March 18, 1970 in United States · Pisces.
#21189of 35,276 Actors on HotBirthdays
★ LEDE
About
Queen Latifah turned hip-hop credibility into a cross-genre dominance spanning rap, TV, and film. Born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970, in the US, she released her debut album All Hail the Queen in 1989, featuring the hit "Ladies First," and became the first solo female rapper to earn a gold certification with Black Reign in 1993. Her film roles—from Set It Off to Chicago to The Equalizer—and daytime talk show made her a rare artist straddling both music and entertainment. Pisces energy: intuitive, fluid across genres.
★ FEATURE
Biography
Dana Elaine Owens, stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress born March 18, 1970. At 19, she released All Hail the Queen, anchored by the single "Ladies First," then Nature of a Sista' through Tommy Boy Records. Her third album, Black Reign, made history as the first solo female rap album to go gold; the track "U.N.I.T.Y." won a Grammy and became a cultural moment in conversations about violence against women and Black female objectification. She has since released The Dana Owens Album, Trav'lin' Light, and Persona. On screen, Latifah starred as Khadijah James in Fox's Living Single from 1993 to 1998, then landed a leading role in Set It Off. She created and hosted her syndicated daytime talk show twice—1999 to 2001 and 2013 to 2015. Her role as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Film credits include Bringing Down the House, Taxi, Barbershop 2, Beauty Shop, Last Holiday, Hairspray, Joyful Noise, 22 Jump Street, and Girls Trip; she voiced characters in Ice Age films starting in 2006. For her portrayal of blues legend Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie, she won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie. From 2016 to 2019, she starred as Carlotta Brown in the musical drama Star, and in 2020 portrayed Hattie McDaniel in Hollywood. The Equalizer revival on CBS, in which she played the lead, ran five seasons from 2021 through 2025. She holds a Grammy, a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards, plus an Academy Award nomination. In 2006, she became the first hip-hop artist honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. In 2026, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and will debut as a coach on NBC's The Voice season 30. As a Pisces born under the life-path number 11 [F1, enrichments], she channels the intuitive, bridge-building energy of that master number across music and performance.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Dana Elaine Owens was born March 18, 1970, in the US. She entered the music industry professionally as a teenager, releasing All Hail the Queen at age 19 in 1989. Before that release, little documented pre-fame history appears in the available record.
★ SIDEBAR
Trivia
- "U.N.I.T.Y.," her third-album single, became a top-40 Billboard Hot 100 track and won a Grammy Award for its cultural impact on conversations about violence against women.
- Black Reign became the first solo female rap album to receive gold certification from the RIAA, a milestone in hip-hop history.
- She created and hosted her daytime talk show twice across two separate runs—1999 to 2001 and 2013 to 2015—in syndication.
- In 2006, she became the first hip-hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- She co-produced and starred in the HBO film Bessie, earning a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.
★ SIDEBAR
Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
Master Number — The Visionary
11 carries the qualities of 2 amplified. Highly intuitive, often associated with thought leaders and trend-setters in their fields.
★ ALL LIFE-PATH 11 CELEBS →★ ASTROLOGY
Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan WangTiger · 1998
- Kerris DorseyTiger · 1998
- Emily FairnTiger · 1998
- AlexandraTiger · 1998
CHALLENGING
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade Pettyjohn
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Queen Latifah?
- Queen Latifah is 56 years old (born March 18, 1970).
- When is Queen Latifah's birthday?
- Queen Latifah was born on March 18, 1970.
- What is Queen Latifah's zodiac sign?
- Queen Latifah is a Pisces, born March 18, 1970.
- What is Queen Latifah's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Queen Latifah was born in 1970, the year of the Metal Dog.
- Where is Queen Latifah from?
- Queen Latifah is from United States.
- What does Queen Latifah do?
- Queen Latifah is a actor.
- Is Queen Latifah still alive?
#46,064
