10 Famous Rapper-Actors

4. Queen Latifah


Queen Latifah or Dana Elaine Owens is an American rapper and actress. Her works on TV, film and music has earned her an Academy Award nomination, an Emmy Award nomination, Six Grammy nominations, a Grammy Award, two Image Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Awards.

In her film debut, Jungle Fever (1991), Queen Latifah played as Lashawn. She was praised for her performance in Set It Off Cleopatra (1996), Living Out Loud (1998), The Bone Collector (1999), Chicago (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Taxi Belle (2004) and Beauty Shop (2005).