Mo'Nique
- Acting
- December 11, 1967 · Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Deliverance · Cynthia Henry
- Hollywood Black · Self
- My Name Is Mo'Nique · Self, Writer
- The Reading · Emma Leeden
- Sleuth · Captain Edwards
- Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta · Self, Executive producer
- Steve · Self
- Almost Christmas · Aunt May
- Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) · Self
- Interwoven · Barbara
- The 4%: Film's Gender Problem · Self
- Bessie · Ma Rainey
- Blackbird · Claire Rousseau
- All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas · Self
- Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire · Mary
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Steppin: The Movie · Aunt Carla
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy · Self
- Celebrity Family Feud · Self
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins · Betty
- Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: Road to Paris
- Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School · Self
- Thank God You're Here · Self
- Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate · Self
- Farce of the Penguins · Vicky (Voice)
- Ugly Betty · L'Amanda
- Beerfest · Cherry
- Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk · Aunt Moo (Voice)
- Phat Girlz · Jazmin Biltmore, Executive producer
- Campus Ladies
- Irish Jam · Pyscho
- The Boondocks · Jamiqua (Voice)
- Domino · Lateesha Rodriguez
- The Tyra Banks Show
- Shadowboxer · Precious
- The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 2
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson · Self
- Hair Show · Peaches
- The Tony Danza Show · Self
- The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
- Soul Plane · Jamiqua
- Mo'Nique: One Night Stand · Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Nip/Tuck · Evetta Washington
- Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith · Self
- Good Fences · Ruth Crisp
- Half Past Dead · Twitch's Girl
- Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal · Self
- The Bernie Mac Show · Lynette
- The Proud Family · Boonnetta (Voice)
- Two Can Play That Game · Diedre
- Baby Boy · Patrice
- The Queens of Comedy · Self, Writer
- Girlfriends · Self
- 3 Strikes · Dahlia
- The Parkers · Nikki Parker
- The Hughleys · Nikki Parker
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- The View · Self
- Moesha · Nikki Parker
- Intimate Portrait · Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Showtime at the Apollo · Host
- The Oscars · Self
- Inspirational Moments with Tanisha Jay Documentary · Self / Interviewee
- Mo'Nique's Fat Chance · Creator
- The Mo'Nique Show · Creator