Person Details

Birthday: 1967-12-11 12:00:37

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Woodlawn, Maryland, USA

Homepage: http://www.moniqueworldwide.com/

Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mo'Nique, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Baby Boy
Average
7

Baby Boy

(2001) Patrice
Domino
Average
6

Domino

(2005) Lateesha Rodriguez
Precious
Average
7

Precious

(2009) Mary Lee Johnston
The Reading
Average
8

The Reading

(2023) Emma Leeden
Half Past Dead
Average
5

Half Past Dead

(2002) Twitch's Girl
Bessie
Average
6

Bessie

(2015) Ma Rainey
Intimate Portrait
Average
5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self
Shadowboxer
Average
5

Shadowboxer

(2005) Precious

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
Emma Leeden
2021 Captain Edwards
2020 Self
2016 Aunt May
Self (archive footage)
Self
2015 Ma Rainey
2014 Claire Rousseau
2010 Herself
2009 Mary Lee Johnston
Aunt Carla
Self
2008 Herself
Betty
2007 N/A
Vicky (voice)
N/A
Herself
2006 L'Amanda
Cherry
Aunt Moo (voice)
Jazmin Biltmore
N/A
Pyscho
2005 N/A
Lateesha Rodriguez
N/A
Precious
N/A
Self
2004 Peaches
Self
N/A
Jamiqua
Herself
2003 Self
N/A
Self
Ruth Crisp
2002 Twitch's Girl
herself
2001 N/A
Diedre
Patrice
Herself
2000 N/A
Dahlia
1999 Nikki Parker
1998 N/A
1997 Self
1996 Nikki Parker
1993 Self
1987 Host
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Writer
2001 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2020 Executive Producer
2006 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
Creator
Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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