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Name : | Queen Latifah | Birth Name : | Dana Elaine Owens | Profession : | actress, musician | Date of Birth : | March 18, 1970 | Place of Birth : | Newark, New Jersey, USA | Height : | 5' 10" | Claim to fame : | as Khadijah James in Living Single (Fox, 1993-1997) |
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"You gotta let 'em know/you ain't a bitch or a 'ho" was the catchphrase from the first single released by this proud and dignified female rapper. Tall (5'9"), solidly built and strikingly attractive, Queen Latifah made a name for herself in music before successfully segueing to acting. Her strong, Afrocentric, feminist image led to bit parts in several films ("Jungle Fever" 1991; "Juice" 1992) where she felt typecast in "those screamin', shoutin' roles....
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