Queen Latifah Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Family, Facts, Biography

May 2024 · 11 minute read
Queen Latifah Quick Info
Height5 ft 10 in
Weight91 kg
Date of BirthMarch 18, 1970
Zodiac SignPisces
Eye Color
Dark Brown

Queen Latifah is an American rapper, actor, singer, songwriter, voice actor, film producer, and talk show host. She signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and has since released multiple albums and songs like Black Reign, All Hail the Queen, The Dana Owens Album, Persona, Nature of a Sista’, Order in the Court, Trav’lin’ Light, It’s Alright (ft. Lil’ Mo), Just Another Day…, Champion, I’m Gonna Live Till I Die, Poetry Man, Latifah’s Had It Up 2 Here, Weekend Love, Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children (ft. De La Soul), Wrath of My Madness/Princess of the Posse, Fly Girl/Nature of a Sista’, and Bananas (Who You Gonna Call?) (ft. Apache). Her 3rd studio album, Black Reign, became the first female rap album to receive an RIAA certification. As an actor, Queen Latifah has been cast in shows and movies like Chicago, Set It Off, Star, Single Ladies, Living Single, Living Out Loud, Beauty Shop, The Secret Life of Bees, The Tiger Rising, Ice Age film series, 22 Jump Street, Joyful Noise, Stranger than Fiction, The Equalizer, The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, and Miracles from Heaven.

Born Name

Dana Elaine Owens

Nick Name

Queen Latifah, Hip-Hop’s First Lady, Queen of Jazz-Rap

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Residence

Owns multiple properties in New Jersey and California but primarily lives in and around Los Angeles.

Nationality

American

Education

Queen Latifah studied in Irvington Public High School where her mother was also a teacher.

She enrolled in a two-year course at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Model, Actor, Talk show host, Producer, Voice Actor

Family

Manager

She has been signed with these agencies –

Genre

Instruments

Vocals, Piano

Labels

Net Worth

Her net worth had been $70 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Large

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

91 kg or 201 lbs

Girlfriend / Boyfriend / Spouse

Queen has dated –

  • Debbie Allen (Early 90s) – There was a RUMOR that Latifah might have had a brief encounter with the senior actor. However, Debbie has been happily married to former NBA player, Norm Nixon since 1984 and no evidence is available to confirm the truth in this hearsay.
  • Monifah – She has been romantically linked to singer Monifah in the past.
  • Sean Moon (1995) – Queen Latifah faced a car-jacking in the neighborhood of NYC in 1995. Her then-boyfriend/bodyguard was shot in the stomach by a couple of teenagers on the lookout to steal a car at 2:45 am while Latifah awaited a group of friends with Sean Moon and another friend sitting inside her green BMW. As soon as the teens sped away leaving Latifah stranded with her bleeding boyfriend and friend, she got hold of the cab and managed to reach the nearest hospital in Harlem saving Sean’s life. The suspects were eventually caught and convicted for theft and attempted murder.
  • Martin Kendu Isaacs (1992–2001) – Kendu being a famous music producer and Latifah being a singer on top of her game throughout the 1990s hung around the same social circle. The two were rumored to be dating on and off during the same time period but broke up in 2001. However, their camaraderie was not affected. In fact, Queen Latifah introduced Kendu to his long-term wife-to-be, Mary J. Blige to whom he was married from 2003 to 2016.
  • Jeanette Jenkins (2002–2011) – The famous Hollywood trainer and Latifah were inseparable in a serious relationship for many years. They even purchased a house together in Beverly Hills, California which Latifah sold soon after their break-up. Though over the years, the paparazzi took several pictures of them sharing an intimate moment, both women continued to evade any acknowledgment of their mutual involvement. Jeanette went as far as to claim that she is not even gay after her break-up with Latifah and went back to dating men. Speculations were there that Jenkins and Latifah were planning a lavish same-sex marriage ceremony, but Jeanette often questioned Latifah’s fidelity which led to frequent fights and ensuing tension.
  • Eboni Nichols (2011–Present) – Latifah first met dancer-choreographer, Eboni on the sets of Dancing with the Stars in 2009 where Eboni put together a routine for Latifah’s guest appearance on the show. Their friendship was also supposedly a major cause of conflict between Jeannette and Latifah. Once Latifah started dating Eboni, their mutual chemistry clearly implied to the rest of the world that they were a lot closer than just friends. But, even this relationship wasn’t meant to last long and the ladies called it quits in 2015. However, they later rekindled their relationship. In 2019, it was rumored that they had welcomed a son named Rebel together.
  • Paula Patton (2016) – A gossip site claimed on social media that long-time friends Paula and Latifah were the new lesbian power couple. The claim went viral on Twitter and soon Paula and Latifah became a trending topic on Twitter in March 2016. Representatives of the two ladies were quick to dismiss these RUMORs and clarified that the two women merely produced a movie together which was the only reason behind their united public appearances.
  • Race / Ethnicity

    Mixed (Black and White)

    She has African-American and European ancestry.

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Bisexual

    The paparazzi have captured her dating both men and women but Latifah refuses to give any official statement in acceptance or denial of facts related to her love life.

    Distinctive Features

    Prominent Cheekbones

    Measurements

    45-40-45 in or 115-102-114 cm

    Dress Size

    16 (US) or 20 (UK) or 48 (EU)

    Bra Size

    40DD

    Shoe Size

    10 (US) or 7.5 (UK) or 40.5 (EU)

    Brand Endorsements

    As a brand ambassador for Cover Girl, Latifah has endorsed their products through multiple channel marketing campaigns (both print & TV) from 2001 to 2011.

    Religion

    Christianity (Baptist Church)

    Best Known For

    First Album

    She released her first album All Hail the Queen (1989) by Tommy Boy Records.

    First Film

    The minor role of a waitress in Jungle Fever in 1991 starring Wesley Snipes.

    Her first main role was alongside Jada Pinkett Smith in Set It Off (1996), a crime-action film with an all-female lead.

    First TV Show

    In 1991, Latifah appeared in 2 episodes as Dee Dee / Marissa Redman in the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

    Personal Trainer

    Queen Latifah Favorite Things

    Source – IMDb, Twitter, Bon Appetit, US magazine, Oprah, Good House Keeping

    Queen Latifah Facts

  • Being one of the taller students in the class, she was also on her school basketball team.
  • Her first job was to work at Burger King which she did while working at Manhattan Community College.
  • At the age of 18, Latifah began beat-boxing and rapping for local hip hop groups in the Bronx, New York City.
  • She was one of the first few members of the Flavor Unit, a group of rap artists and MCs led by a DJ called The 45 King.
  • She came across the name Latifah at the age of 8 when her cousin brought home a book of Arabic names in which Latifah meant kind and delicate. She did not want to be known as MC Latifah when she started gaining fame in the hip-hop music scene so added the prefix, Queen, because her mother always told her that every woman needs to be treated like one.
  • She is very close to her mother Rita who was a single mom and often worked 3 jobs to bring up her kids.
  • Latifah’s parents got divorced when she was 10.
  • Latifah was enrolled in the same school where her mother worked as a teacher.
  • She wanted to be an actor since the 9th grade but before that, she thought of being a marine biologist and a truck driver.
  • She is very religious and does not travel without her Bible.
  • Latifah befriended fellow rapper MC Lyte in high school.
  • She signed her first contract at the age of 17 and the first expensive gift she bought herself with the money was a gold tooth which was lost within a week.
  • She has three butterfly tattoos on her body.
  • Latifah owns several motorcycles and Vespas. She even gifted a bike to her brother. Riding it off-duty he met with a fatal accident. Latifah wore the key to that bike around her neck for many years in mourning and in remembrance of her brother.
  • Her brother’s death followed by a car-jacking incident after a couple of years steered Latifah towards alcohol and drug abuse for a few years until she sought help through therapy.
  • Her actual mother, Rita played her on-screen mother in the hit sitcom, Living Single.
  • Latifah purchased the 1962 Chevy Impala used on the sets of her first movie in the lead role, Set it Off (1996).
  • She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January 2006.
  • She co-wrote a book on self-esteem for young adult women called Put on Your Crown published in 2010.
  • She met her manager, Shakim Compere in High school. The two of them studied together in 10th grade.
  • Along with her manager, they found a production company called, Flavor Unit Entertainment that also managed the careers of Outcast, LL Cool J, Naughty by Nature, and several other artists.
  • It was Shakim’s idea for Latifah to host a talk show.
  • Latifah has never taken acting classes. She landed her first role as a waitress because of the director of Jungle Fever, Spike Lee who wanted a female rapper to play that role.
  • She has several awards and nominations to her credit, both as an actor and a producer which includes winning a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Golden Globe along with an Academy Award nomination.
  • During the 2021 BET Awards, Queen Latifah was honored with the “Lifetime Achievement Award”.
  • Alongside Christian ConveryKatharine McPhee, Dennis Quaid, and others, she co-starred as Willie May in the 2022 drama film The Tiger Rising.
  • She has a “no deaths” clause in her contractual agreement, according to which, her characters can’t be killed onscreen. 
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