Queen Latifah

DJ Tocadisco's song "Nobody (Likes The Records That I Play)" is based on a sample from the film Juice spoken by Queen Latifah.

DJ Tocadisco's song "Nobody (Likes The Records That I Play)" is based on a sample from the film Juice (1992) spoken by Queen Latifah.

She won a Grammy in 1994 for Best Solo Rap Performance for "U.N.I.T.Y."

She won a Grammy in 1994 for Best Solo Rap Performance for "U.N.I.T.Y."

Carjacked and a friend was shot.

Carjacked and a friend was shot. [July 1995]

Arrested for assaulting a photographer.

Arrested for carrying a loaded pistol & marijuana.

Arrested for assaulting a photographer. [6 February 1996]

Arrested for carrying a loaded pistol & marijuana. [3 February 1996]

Was set to star in Monster's Ball alongside Robert De Niro with 'Sean Penn (I)' directing. Unfortunately, producers could not set up the film in time and it was delayed and recast. Her role went to Halle Berry, and DeNiro's to Billy Bob Thornton.

Was set to star in Monster's Ball (2001) alongside Robert De Niro with Sean Penn directing. Unfortunately, producers could not set up the film in time and it was delayed and recast. Her role went to Halle Berry, and DeNiro's to Billy Bob Thornton.

Had not done any musical theatre since high school prior to her role in Chicago .

Had not done any musical theatre since high school prior to her role in Chicago (2002).

Had to coach her Bringing Down the House co-stars Steve Martin and Eugene Levy in hip-hop slang.

Had to coach her Bringing Down the House (2003) co-stars Steve Martin and Eugene Levy in hip-hop slang.

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Actress category for her performances in the films Barbershop 2: Back in Business , The Cookout , and Taxi , however, she failed to receive a nomination.

Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Actress category for her performances in the films Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), The Cookout (2004), and Taxi (2004/I), however, she failed to receive a nomination.

Became the first hip-hop artist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Became the first hip-hop artist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [4 January 2006]

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". Volume 264, pages 284-285. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2008.

Of all her roles to date , her personal favorite is Cleopatra Sims from Set It Off .

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". Volume 264, pages 284-285. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2008.

Of all her roles to date (2008), her personal favorite is Cleopatra Sims from Set It Off (1996).

Was in attendance at the wedding of her The Secret Life of Bees (2008) co-star Alicia Keys to Swizz Beatz (31 July 2010).

Under her birth name, Dana Owens, Queen Latifah and her longtime personal trainer, Jeanette Jenkins, bought a 2,026-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom Los Angeles home together in late 2009. The list price for the property was $1,397,000.

She told the audience at a 'Meet the Filmmaker' event at the Apple Store in Soho, New York, that her ideal first project as a director would either be a science fiction film or a project based on a comic book (May 11, 2010).

She was inducted into the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame for her contributions to Arts and Entertainment.

Sang "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" with Tony Bennett on his compilation album "Duets II" (2011), prompting Bennett to equate her with his old friend Ella Fitzgerald.