Queen Latifah's best performances
Chicago (2002) As the Keeper of the Keys, the Countess of the Clink herself, Queen Latifah earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in Chicago, proving that her acting and singing chops were indisputable. She’s funny, warm, intimidating, and wry. In short, all the things Matron Mama Morton should be. The entire film offers her numerous standout moments, but none as mesmerizing as her feature song, “When You’re Good to Mama,” which finds her strutting her way through double entendres with an oversized fan. It’s easy to be good to mama — and to admire Queen Latifah — when a...