55 years in the past immediately, Dana Elaine Owens was born — although you extra possible know her beneath the moniker she’s used to change into a family title: Queen Latifah. After getting her begin within the ’80s a precocious teen rapper (and touchdown her first prime 10 Billboard hit, “Girls First,” on the age of 19), Latifah started an appearing profession, racking up Emmys, Golden Globes, and even an Oscar nomination within the course of.
However years earlier than she headlined traditional musicals like Chicago, rom-coms like Final Vacation, dramas like Set It Off, or TV staples like The Equalizer (now in its fifth season), Queen Latifah received her begin on the small display screen, displaying up on sitcoms starring fellow musicians, and a Fox ensemble comedy that some assume offered a spark of inspiration for Intercourse and the Metropolis.