Here's How Much Queen Latifah Is Really Worth
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Queen Latifah is a jack of all trades. Between acting, singing, producing, and other business ventures, the 50-year-old (born Dana Elaine Owens), has been a force in the entertainment industry since the late 1980s (via Celebrity Net Worth). After releasing two hip-hop albums, Latifah played Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single from 1993 to 1998. Later, she found massive success starring in films like Chicago (which earned her an Academy Award nomination), 22 Jump Street, and Bringing Down the House.
Through it all, Latifah has used her platform to speak out about the music industry's rampant sexism, which she's experienced firsthand. While participating in a panel during Tina Brown's Women in the World Summit in 2017, the star opened up about the inequality she saw as an up-and-coming rapper (via HuffPost). "When you get to a record company and you realize that you're not getting the same marketing dollars as your male counterparts in the same business — you're already fighting," she said. "You're fighting, number one, to be a female rapper. You're fighting to get the same dollars and marketing that your male counterparts would get, an uphill battle."
Despite any challenges along the way, Latifah has managed to maintain millionaire status — many times over.
How Queen Latifah made her millions
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Queen Latifah is worth $70 million, the majority of which comes from her work as a musician and actress. Her highest-grossing film was 2005's Beauty Shop, which earned her a whopping $10 million. In 2003, she starred in Bringing Down the House alongside comedy legend Steve Martin, for which she took home $1 million. She made $325,000 from Chicago, the movie musical that also got her an Oscar nomination.
A portion of her earnings also comes from various sponsors. She's probably best known for her partnership with CoverGirl, which began in 2006 and eventually led to her very own CoverGirl line, the Queen Collection. "The thought of being a CoverGirl was just [amazing]," Latifah reflected in an interview with Essence in 2017. "Once I became one, I thought it would be so amazing for everyone to see me as a Covergirl because I didn't get to see that CoverGirl growing up."
It's not clear exactly how much Latifah has earned with CoverGirl, but it's probably safe to say it's no small sum. In addition to her beauty ventures, Latifah has also written three books (via Amazon) and released her own perfume (via Amazon).