Queen Latifah: movies and TV shows
Queen Latifah has 202 credits in the archive: 116 films and 86 TV series, from 1944 to 2027. Highest rated: People's Choice Awards (9.2/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2027 · busiest year: 2015 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Ice Age: Boiling Point | Ellie (voice) | Film | — | 57 |
| 2025 | Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery | Self | Film | 7.9 | 55 |
| 2023 | Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop | TV | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 2023 | A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 2023 | Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2023 | 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 8.1 | 53 |
| 2023 | In Her Element | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 52 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 52 |
| 2022 | Payback | Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) | TV | 4.0 | 52 |
| 2022 | Hustle | Teresa Sugerman | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 2022 | End of the Road | Brenda Freeman | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 2022 | End of the Road | Film | 6.0 | 52 | |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising | Willie May | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 2022 | The Tiger Rising | Film | 5.5 | 52 | |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | Robyn McCall | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | TV | 7.3 | 51 | |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Gran Bruja (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 51 |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music Box | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 4.0 | 51 |
| 2020 | Hollywood | Hattie McDaniel | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 2020 | When the Streetlights Go On | Detective Grasso | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 49 |
| 2019 | The Trap | Dr. Obayuwana | Film | 4.9 | 49 |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America | Self | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid Live! | Ursula | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 2019 | Untold Stories of Hip Hop | Self | TV | — | 49 |
| 2019 | Ballet After Dark | Film | 2.0 | 49 | |
| 2019 | Dear Mama: A Love Letter to Mom | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self | TV | 6.1 | 47 |
| 2017 | Girls Trip | Sasha Franklin | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn't | Self | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 2017 | Flint | Iza Banks | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 2017 | Flint | Film | 6.8 | 47 | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Ellie (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 2016 | Star | Carlotta Brown | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven | Angela Bradford | Film | 7.4 | 46 |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party | TV | 8.5 | 46 | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Ellie (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 2016 | The Perfect Match | Film | 5.5 | 46 | |
| 2016 | VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens | Film | — | 46 | |
| 2016 | The Secrets of Emily Blair | Film | 4.3 | 46 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 45 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 45 |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2015 | Empire | Carlotta Brown | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle | Self | TV | 6.4 | 45 |
| 2015 | Scream: The TV Series | TV | 6.9 | 45 | |
| 2015 | Brotherly Love | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 2015 | Bessie | Bessie Smith | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 2015 | Bessie | Film | 6.4 | 45 | |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! | The Wiz | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2015 | The Making of the Wiz Live! | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 44 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 44 |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Mrs. Dickson (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 2013 | Teach | Self | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2013 | House of Bodies | Nicole | Film | 4.9 | 43 |
| 2013 | House of Bodies | Film | 4.9 | 43 | |
| 2013 | Percentage | Film | 4.5 | 43 | |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Ellie (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Film | 6.4 | 42 | |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | Vi Rose Hill | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | Film | 6.4 | 42 | |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | M'Lynn | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 2012 | Steel Magnolias | Film | 6.9 | 42 | |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 2012 | Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances | Self | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 2011 | Single Ladies | TV | 5.3 | 41 | |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Ellie (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Dana | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 2011 | Let's Stay Together | TV | 8.7 | 41 | |
| 2010 | The Talk | Self | TV | 3.0 | 40 |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Aunt Esther Jean Johnson | TV | 7.2 | 40 |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Paula Thomas | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Leslie Wright | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Film | 6.5 | 40 | |
| 2010 | Just Wright | Film | 6.5 | 40 | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 39 |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Ellie (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Film | 6.8 | 39 | |
| 2009 | Zac Efron's Pool Party | Self | Film | 3.3 | 39 |
| 2009 | Michael Jackson Memorial | Self | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s | Self (archive) | Film | — | 39 |
| 2009 | We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial | Self | Film | 4.6 | 39 |
| 2008 | What Happens in Vegas | Dr. Twitchell | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of Bees | August Boatwright | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 2008 | Mad Money | Nina Brewster | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 2008 | Garrett's Gift | Film | — | 38 | |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Motormouth Maybelle | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 2007 | 'Hairspray' Extentions | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday | Mrs. Christmas | Film | 5.3 | 37 |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday | Film | 5.3 | 37 | |
| 2007 | Who's Your Caddy? | Film | 3.4 | 37 | |
| 2007 | It's 'Hairspray'! | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 2007 | Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 2007 | Life Support | Ana | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 2007 | You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" | Self | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 2007 | Arctic Tale | Narrator | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Regina Bookman | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Ellie (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 2006 | Last Holiday | Georgia Byrd | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| 2006 | Stranger Than Fiction | Penny Escher | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| 2006 | VH1 Rock Honors | TV | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 2006 | The Hip Hop Project | Film | 8.5 | 36 | |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show | TV | 5.0 | 35 | |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.8 | 35 |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Gina Norris | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 2005 | Beauty Shop | Film | 6.3 | 35 | |
| 2005 | Hogan Knows Best | TV | 5.2 | 35 | |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Aunt Em | Film | 5.2 | 35 |
| 2004 | Entourage | Dana Elaine Owens | TV | 7.4 | 34 |
| 2004 | Taxi | Isabelle 'Belle' Williams | Film | 5.6 | 34 |
| 2004 | Taxi | Film | 5.6 | 34 | |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Gina | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Security Guard | Film | 4.7 | 34 |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Film | 4.7 | 34 | |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Film | 4.7 | 34 | |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 33 |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model | Self - Guest | TV | 5.4 | 33 |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Aunt Shaneequa / The Oracle | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 2003 | Eve | Simone | TV | 8.5 | 33 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Charlene Morton | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 2003 | I Love the '80s Strikes Back | TV | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 2002 | American Idol | Self | TV | 5.0 | 32 |
| 2002 | Chicago | Matron Mama Morton | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 2002 | The Country Bears | Cha-Cha | Film | 4.7 | 32 |
| 2002 | Mama Africa | Host | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 2002 | Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal | Self - Host | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 2002 | Brown Sugar | Francine | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | Midge Harmon | TV | — | 32 |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | Midge Harmon | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 2002 | Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras | Film | 8.0 | 32 | |
| 2001 | The Fairly OddParents | Pam Dromeda (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 31 |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self | TV | 3.8 | 31 |
| 2000 | The Queen Latifah Show | TV | 5.5 | 30 | |
| 2000 | The Queen Latifah Show | TV | 5.5 | 30 | |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1999 | The Bone Collector | Thelma | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Dispatcher Love (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1999 | One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute | Self - Perfomer | Film | 9.0 | 29 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.6 | 28 |
| 1998 | Sphere | Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher | Film | 6.1 | 28 |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family | Diana | TV | 7.6 | 28 |
| 1998 | Living Out Loud | Liz Bailey | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 27 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 27 |
| 1997 | Hoodlum | Sulie | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 26 |
| 1996 | Spin City | Robin Jones | TV | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.1 | 26 |
| 1996 | Set It Off | Cleo | Film | 7.2 | 26 |
| 1995 | MADtv | Self - Hostess | TV | 7.1 | 25 |
| 1994 | Ellen | Queen Latifah (uncredited) | TV | 6.1 | 24 |
| 1994 | The Critic | Queen Latifah (voice) | TV | 7.3 | 24 |
| 1994 | I Hate the Way I Look | Self | Film | — | 24 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 23 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 23 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self (archive footage) | TV | 4.5 | 23 |
| 1993 | Living Single | Khadijah James | TV | 8.1 | 23 |
| 1993 | My Life | Theresa | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1993 | Who's the Man? | Queen Latifah | Film | 5.4 | 23 |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | Self - Special Guest | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV | 5.4 | 22 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 8.1 | 22 |
| 1992 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Queen Latifah | TV | 6.7 | 22 |
| 1992 | Juice | Ruffhouse M.C. | Film | 7.2 | 22 |
| 1991 | Roc | TV | 7.9 | 21 | |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Lashawn | Film | 6.4 | 21 |
| 1991 | House Party 2 | Zora | Film | 5.5 | 21 |
| 1991 | The Jenny Jones Show | TV | 7.0 | 21 | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Marissa Redman | TV | 7.9 | 20 |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Self | Film | 6.1 | 20 |
| 1990 | Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 | Self | Film | — | 20 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 18 |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps | Self | TV | 7.5 | 18 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV | 7.8 | 14 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 11 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 9 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host & Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 9.2 | 5 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Host | TV | 9.2 | 5 |
| 1974 | American Music Awards | Self - Host | TV | 8.2 | 4 |
| 1973 | Rock Concert | Self | TV | 8.3 | 3 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self - Host | TV | 8.6 | 10 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 10 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 16 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Performer | TV | 7.0 | 16 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 17 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 25 |
| Girls Trip 2 | Sasha Franklin | Film | — | — | |
| Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic | Film | — | — | ||
| King of the South | Film | — | — | ||
| Romeo and Juliet | Film | 10.0 | — |