Queen Latifah is a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, star of television and film, published author, artist manager, business owner and now, talk show host and executive producer.

She now host's "Queen Latifah," a five-times-weekly nationally syndicated daytime talk show. The show offers an unexpected mix of celebrity guests and entertainment as well as real people and relatable issues. Benefiting from Latifah's dynamic and singular voice,

Born Dana Owens 29 years ago in Newark, New Jersey, this multi-talented star first came to the public's attention in 1989 with the release of her groundbreaking debut album "All Hail the Queen." With her debut album and the subsequent single "Ladies First," Latifah set the standard for what a woman in the hip-hop game can and should say and be. Winning a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Rap Solo Performance for the song "U.N.I.T.Y." firmly established Latifah as a positive voice in hip-hop, as well as a role model of empowerment and pride for her generation, especially young women.

Busy with her thriving music career, Latifah moved seamlessly into television and starred for five years in Warner Bros. Television's hit series "Living Single," again presenting a positive role model to young fans. In addition to her highly successful series, Latifah also starred in the special "AT&T Presents: Queen Latifah and Friends," and the CBS miniseries "Mama Flora's Family."

Television proved her an actress with a galvanizing presence, and it was inevitable that Latifah's next move would be to films. After honing her skills with smaller roles in such movies as "Jungle Fever," "My Life," "House Party," "Sphere" and "Hoodlum," Latifah's star turn in "Set It Off" created an audible critical buzz. This acclaim was then reaffirmed by her strong performance as a torch singer in "Living Out Loud," which also starred Danny DeVito and Holly Hunter. In fall 1999, Latifah will be seen in "The Bone Collector," co-starring Denzel Washington.

While performing is Latifah's first love, she is committed to recognizing and nurturing talent in others. To this end, Latifah and her business partner, Sha-Kim Compere, an executive producer of "Queen Latifah," run Flavor Unit Entertainment, which includes a record label, an artist management company, and television and film production companies. In the ten years that Flavor Unit has been in existence, Latifah and Sha-Kim have guided the careers of some of the hottest groups in the hip hop and R&B arena. They currently manage the music career of rap star and actor, L.L. Cool J.

Whether singing, acting, producing or running her business empire, Latifah has never forgotten what's important to her: Take pride in yourself and your community. In 1993, after the death of her brother Lance, Latifah established the Lancelot H. Owens Foundation, which awards scholarships to students who excel scholastically but have limited financial resources. Latifah also devotes a generous amount of her time to charities, especially those that support children and AIDS research.

In January 1999, Latifah continued her message of positive self-esteem and, using her own life as an example, wrote the book "Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman" to illustrate that everyone is a king or a queen.

Blessed with style, substance and a generous heart, Queen Latifah has, quite simply, done everything she's set out to do in her young life. With the premiere of her talk show, the Queen shows no sign of slowing down--quite the opposite, this lady knows no boundaries.

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