Elaine Owens Thesis

Dana Elaine Owens was known professional by her stage name Queen Latifah. Queen was a Grammy-winning rapper, record producer and actress, known for her roles in ‘’Chicago”, “Bessie” and “Set it off” and many more. Latifah was born March 18, 1970 (age 47) in Newark, New Jersey. When she was 8 years old, a Muslim cousin gave her the nickname. Latifah means delicate and sensitive in Arabic. She had an older brother name Lance Owens, who died in a motorbike accident in 1992. She attended Catholic School in Newark, New Jersey. Her parents are Rita Owens (mother) and Lancelot Owens, Sr.(father). She is the second child. During high school, she was on the basketball team. She began singing in the choir of the Shilon Baptist Church in Bloomfield, …show more content…
She earned her first Grammy Award in 1995. In 1995, Latifah was the victim of a carjacking, which also resulted in the shooting of her boyfriend, Sean Moon. In 1996, she was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a loaded handgun. 2002, she was arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles County. She was placed on three years' probation after being convicted. Latifah is a celebrity spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics, Curation lady’s underwear, Pizza Hut and Jenny Craig. Latifah branched out to acting 1990s-star role on living single the fox sitcom, which gained high rating among black audiences: she also wrote and performed its theme music. She began her film career in supporting roles in the 1991 and 1992 films House Party 2, Juice and Jungle Fever. She also had recurring roles during the second season (1991-1992) of the NBC hit The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In 2003, she starred with Steve Martin in the film Binging Down the House, which was a major success at the box office. In the early 2006, she appeared in a romantic comedy/drama entitled Last Holiday. Also in 2006, She was the voiced of Ellie, a friendly mammoth, in the animated film Ice Age: The