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Queen Latifah’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Rita Owens mother Born in 1949; once ran a jazz and poetry club in Newark, NJ; senior vice president of Flavor Unit, Latifah's recording label, talent management and video production company, based in Jersey City, NJ
Lancelot H Owens father Separated from Rita Owens when Latifah was nine years old; trained Latifah and brother Lance in karate and the use of guns
Lancelot H Owens Jr brother Born c. 1969; killed in an off-duty motorcycle accident in 1992; "Winky's Theme" was dedicated to him on Latifah's album Black Reign

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Also known as

AKA : Dana Owens
AKA : Latifah
Birth Name : Dana Elaine Owens

Born

March, 18 1970 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Education

  • Frank H Morrell High School, Irvington, NJ: Was a power forward on the basketball team; won a school talent contest in her senior year
  • Manhattan Community College, New York, NY:

Professions

actor, rapper, entrepreneur, executive, cashier, fast food worker, salesperson