NAACP Image Awards: 6 Times Queen Latifah Reminded Us She’s the Queen of Comedy and Romcoms
Queen Latifah doesn’t chase trends — she builds lanes.
From music to movies to television, she’s moved with confidence and purpose, bringing warmth and authority wherever she lands.
Even when she’s doing drama, comedy and romance live inside her performances. She makes characters feel safe, bold, funny, and human, sometimes all at once.
Here are six moments where she showed why “Queen” is more than a name, but it's an artist that will continue to inspire generations to come.
Georgia Byrd — Last Holiday
This is comfort cinema.
Queen Latifah played Georgia with softness, courage, humor, and hope.
She made self-love look gentle, not loud and romance feel earned, not rushed.
Gina Norris — Beauty Shop
As Gina, she ran a salon, a community, and the whole movie.
Her timing, warmth, and authority made every scene feel alive.
She didn’t just star, but she led.
Sasha Franklin — Girls Trip
This role showed her wild, fearless comedic side.
She let herself be messy, loud, horny, emotional, and hilarious — and never protected the character from looking ridiculous.
That freedom made it unforgettable.
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Charlene Morton — Bringing Down the House
Charlene walked into a stiff world and flipped it upside down.
The artist played confidence like comedy, by being bold, playful, and perfectly timed.
Every scene felt lighter because she was in it.
Leslie Wright — Just Wright
As Leslie Wright, she made romance feel real.
She played vulnerability, confidence, and longing without turning it into fantasy. Love looked human in her hands.
The Wiz — The Wiz Live!
As The Wiz, she brought humor, power, and showmanship.
She balanced magic with personality, proving she could command spectacle without losing warmth.
Watch the NAACP Image Awards on BET and CBS on Feb. 28, 2026.
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