Changes: Queen Latifah

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Queen Latifah (born Dana Owens, 1970) is an Oscar-nominated actress, Grammy-winning hip-hop emcee, and standards singer who played Aunt Em in the 2005 TV-movie The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

She has also appeared on Sesame Street along with Prairie Dawn, Telly Monster and Merry Monster in a song about the letter O. In the segment, she wears Western-style clothing and a traditional west African head wrap both made of kente cloth. She also appeared in Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change, with the Sesame Street Muppets and John Mayer.

Her film roles include parts in Chicago, and Bringing Down the House (with Steve Martin). She is also a cosmetics model for Cover Girl.

She appeared in "Yakety Yak - Take It Back," a 1991 recycling PSA that eventually aired on Sesame Street. The Muppets appeared in a series of Pizza Hut commercials, which she narrated.

In 2014, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appeared on her eponymous show to promote Muppets Most Wanted.

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-[[Image:latifah.jpeg|frame|Queen Latifah with Prarie Dawn and Ruby Monster from her Sesame appearance in 1992.]]
+[[Image:latifah.jpeg|frame|Queen Latifah with [[Prairie Dawn]] and [[Merry Monster]] from her ''[[Sesame Street]]'' appearance in 1992.]]
-'''Queen Latifah''' played Auntie Em in the 2005 TV-movie [[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]].
+'''Queen Latifah''' (born Dana Owens, 1970) is an [[Academy Award|Oscar-nominated]] actress, [[Grammy Awards|Grammy-winning]] hip-hop emcee, and standards singer who played [[Aunt Em]] in the 2005 TV-movie ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''.
+She has also appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' along with [[Prairie Dawn]], [[Telly Monster]] and [[Merry Monster]] in [[That's the Letter O|a song about the letter O]]. In the segment, she wears Western-style clothing and a traditional west African head wrap both made of kente cloth. She also appeared in ''[[Coming Home|Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change]]'', with the ''Sesame Street'' Muppets and [[John Mayer]].
-She has also appeared on [[Sesame Street]].
+Her film roles include parts in ''Chicago'', and ''Bringing Down the House'' (with [[Steve Martin]]). She is also a cosmetics model for Cover Girl.
-[[Category:Muppet Movie Cast]]
+She appeared in "[[Yakety Yak - Take It Back]]," a 1991 recycling PSA that eventually aired on ''Sesame Street''. The Muppets appeared in a series of [[Pizza Hut]] commercials, which she narrated.
+In 2014, [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Miss Piggy]] appeared on [[The Queen Latifah Show|her eponymous show]] to promote ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''.
+<gallery widths=200 orientation=landscape spacing=small>
+Image:Davidalangrier.jpg|''The Muppets' Wizard of Oz''<br><small>(2005)</small>
+Image:Kermit and Piggy on Queen Latifah March 21 2014.jpg|''The Queen Latifah Show''<br><small>(March 2014)</small>
+Image:140321 muppets johnlegend ql.jpg|''The Queen Latifah Show''<br><small>(March 2014)</small>
+</gallery>
+==External links==
+*[http://www.queenlatifahmusic.com/ Official site]
+*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001451/ IMDb]
+{{wikipedia}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Latifah, Queen}}
+[[Category:Muppet Movies Actors]]
 [[Category:Celebrities]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Guest Stars]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Rap]]