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Queen Latifah high school yearbook photo

Queen Latifah

Rapper & Actress

Birthdate: Mar 18, 1970

High School: Irvington-Frank H. Morrell High School

Yearbooks: 1984 | 1987

Yearbook photos of Queen Latifah from Irvington-Frank H. Morrell High SchoolEssex Catholic Girls High School

    

Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens; March 18, 1970) is a rapper, actress, and comedienne. She graduated with the 1987 class from Irvington-Frank H. Morrell High School in Irvington, New Jersey. In high school she was a lead in her school’s musical production of Godspell and during her sophomore and junior years went to the state championships with her school’s basketball team two years in a row. Her senior class voted her as “Most Comical”, “Most Popular”, “Best Dancer”, and “Best All-Around”. After high school, she planned to study journalism at Florida A&M, but instead signed with a record label and released her first album All Hail the Queen. Her acting career began with the lead role of the television show Living Single. She also had several supporting roles in films like JuiceThe Bone Collector and starring roles in Bringing Down the HouseLast Holiday. Additionally, she provided the voice of Ellie the mammoth in the animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown.

Awards:

  • Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for U.N.I.T.Y., 1995
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2006
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Series, Mini Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for Life Support, 2008

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