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Queen Latifah’s Milestones
| "Discovered" by MTV host Fab 5 Freddy | |
| Formed a rhyming group, Ladies Fresh, with two high school friends; won high school talent contest | |
| Grew up in East Orange, New Jersey | |
| Trained in karate and use of firearms by her policeman father | |
| Was a power forward on two state championship basketball teams in high school | |
| Worked as a cashier at the Wiz in Newark, New Jersey | |
| Worked at a Burger King fast-food restaurant | |
| 1987 | Had her demo tapes placed in circulation by a deejay friend |
| 1989 | Released her debut album, All Hail the Queen |
| 1990 | TV debut, "Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special" (ABC) |
| 1991 | Feature acting debut, Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever" |
| 1991 | First major supporting role, "House Party 2" |
| 1991 | First series guest spot, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" |
| 1993 - 1997 | Cast as a regular on the Fox sitcom "Living Single"; also wrote and performed the theme song |
| 1993 | First substantial feature dramatic role, "My Life" |
| 1995 | On July 16 the car in which she was a passenger was car-jacked in NYC; bodyguard was shot |
| 1997 | Profiled on "Intimate Portrait" (Lifetime) |
| 2000 | Hosted the syndicated talk show "Queen Latifah" |
| 2001 | Had recurring role as a psychic on the ABC sitcom "Spin City" |
| 2002 | Appeared in the CBS mini-series "Living With the Dead" about real-life psychic detective James Van Praagh |
| 2002 | Cast as Glenda the Good Witch in "The O.Z." a hip-hop TV adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 2002 | Cast as Matron Mama Morton in the musical feature adaptation of "Chicago"; earned Golden Globe and Oscar nominations |
| 2002 | Cast in a supporting role in "Brown Sugar" starring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan |
| 2003 | Co-starred with Steve Martin in the comedy "Bringing Down the House" |
| 2003 | Partnered with Curvations the lingerie line that applauds women with curves and confidence; also appeared as the face and body behind the new line of intimate apparel |
| 2003 | Received grammy nomination for "Best Female Rap Solo Performance" for the song "Go Head" |
| 2004 | Made screenwritting debut with the comedy "The Cookout"; also produced |
| 2004 | Received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album The Dana Owens Album |
| 2004 | Starred as a Beauty salon owner in "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" |
| 2005 | Starred in "Beauty Shop" a spin-off of the successful "Barber Shop" films |
| 2006 | Co-starred as Emma Thompson's stern assisstant in the Marc Forster comedy, "Stranger Than Fiction" |
| 2006 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (January) |
| 2007 | Cast as Motormouth Maybelle in the big screen version of the Tony-winning Broadway musical "Hairspray" |
| 2007 | Portrayed (also produced) an HIV-positive woman in the HBO movie "Life Support"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress |
| 2008 | Co-starred with Dakota Fanning in the feature adaption of "The Secret Life of Bees" |
| 2008 | Co-starred with Diane Keaton and Katie Holmes in "Mad Money" |
| 2008 | Nominated for the 2008 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Leading Lady |
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