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Mo'Nique
Actor, Producer, Editor, Writer
Born December 11, 1967 (56 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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Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | |
| 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 | Blackbird · as Claire Rousseau |
| 2009 | Precious · as Mary Lee Johnston |
| 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 | Shadowboxer · as Precious |
| 2005 | The Boondocks (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Domino · as Lateesha Rodriguez |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Hair Show · as Peaches |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Soul Plane · as Jamiqua |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck (TV Series) |
| 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 | Girlfriends (TV Series) |
| 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 |