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Mo'Nique
Actor, Producer, Editor, WriterBorn December 11, 1967 (57 years)
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Monica Imes (born December 11, 1967) known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American comedienne and actress. Mo'Nique rose to fame in the UPN series The Parkers while making a name as a stand-up comedian hosting a variety of venues, including Showtime at the Apollo. Mo'Nique transitioned to film with roles in such films as Phat Girlz, and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.
In 2009, she received critical praise for her villainous role in the film Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. For this performance, she has won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. She is the sixteenth African American actress to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the fourth to win. Overall, Mo'Nique is the twelfth individual African-American to win an Oscar for acting; and the seventh winner during the decade of the 2000s. She hosts The Mo'Nique Show, a late-night talk show that premiered in 2009 on BET.
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Monica Imes (born December 11, 1967) known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American comedienne and actress. Mo'Nique rose to fame in the UPN series The Parkers while making a name as a stand-up comedian hosting a variety of venues, including Showtime at the Apollo. Mo'Nique transitioned to film with roles in such films as Phat Girlz, and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.
In 2009, she received critical praise for her villainous role in the film Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. For this performance, she has won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. She is the sixteenth African American actress to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the fourth to win. Overall, Mo'Nique is the twelfth individual African-American to win an Oscar for acting; and the seventh winner during the decade of the 2000s. She hosts The Mo'Nique Show, a late-night talk show that premiered in 2009 on BET.
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Mo'Nique Filmography
| 2024 | The Deliverance · as Cynthia Henry |
| 2023 | The Reading · as Emma Leeden |
| 2021 | BMF (TV Series) · as Goldie |
| 2016 | Almost Christmas · as Aunt May |
| 2016 | Interwoven · as Barbara |
| 2015 | Bessie · as Ma Rainey |
| 2014 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Steppin: The Movie · as Aunt Carla |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins · as Betty |
| 2006 | Farce of the Penguins · as Vicky (voice) |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as L'amanda |
| 2006 | Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & a Beanstalk · as Aunt Moo (voice) |
| 2006 | Beerfest · as Cherry |
| 2006 | Phat Girlz · as Jazmin Biltmore |
| 2006 | Campus Ladies (TV Series) |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Boondocks (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Domino · as Lateesha Rodriguez |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Shadowboxer · as Precious |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Hair Show · as Peaches |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Soul Plane · as Jamiqua |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Good Fences · as Ruth Crisp |
| 2002 | Half Past Dead · as Twitch's Girl |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show (TV Series) · as Lynette |
| 2001 | The Proud Family (TV Series) · as Boonnetta (voice) |
| 2001 | Two Can Play That Game · as Diedre |
| 2001 | Baby Boy · as Patrice |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes · as Dahlia |
| 1999 | The Parkers (TV Series) · as Nikki Parker |
| 1998 | The Hughleys (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Moesha (TV Series) · as Nikki Parker |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2023 | See It Loud: The History of Black Television (TV Series) · as Self - Actress - The Parkers |
| 2023 | My Name is Mo'Nique · as Self |
| 2020 | Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Daily Blast Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | Miss Sharon Jones! · as Self |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2014 | The Meredith Vieira Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Makers: Women Who Make America (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2010 | Love & Hip Hop: New York (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2010 | 41st NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2010 | The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2010 | 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Starz Inside: Comics on Screen · as Self |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 40th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud (TV Series) · as Herself |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Mo'Nique: Behind Bars · as Mo'nique |
| 2007 | BET Awards 2007 · as Self - Host |
| 2007 | Rock of Love: Charm School (TV Series) · as Self - Headmistress |
| 2007 | Thank God You're Here (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Mo'Nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate · as Herself |
| 2007 | 38th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The Game (TV Series) · as Mo'nique |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | BET Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 36th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Mo'Nique: One Night Stand · as Herself |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 4th Annual BET Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2004 | 35th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The 2003 Essence Music Festival · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | 3rd Annual BET Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2003 | Shaq's All-Star Comedy Roast II · as Self |
| 2003 | Last Comic Standing (TV Series) · as Self (celebrity Talent Scout) |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | 34th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | 33rd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | 7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | Weakest Link (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | 32nd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The Queens of Comedy · as Herself |
| 2000 | 106 & Park (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Girlfriends (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000 · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1999 | Family Feud (1999) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Fox and Friends (USA) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Def Comedy Jam (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian (1998) |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | My Name is Mo'Nique · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Interwoven · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2007 | Rock of Love: Charm School (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Phat Girlz · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | The Parkers (TV Series) |