Mo'Nique

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1967-12-11 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Woodlawn, Maryland, USA

Also Known As Monica Imes, モニーク , モニーク・アイメス

Mo'Nique

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

Actor

2024
The Deliverance

as Cynthia Henry

2023
The Reading

as Emma Leeden

2021
Sleuth

as Captain Edwards

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

2008
2006
Farce of the Penguins

as Vicky (voice)

2006
Beerfest

as Cherry

2006
Shadowboxer

as Precious

2006
Phat Girlz

as Jazmin Biltmore

2006
Irish Jam

as Pyscho

2006
Ugly Betty

as L'Amanda

2005
Domino

as Lateesha Rodriguez

2004
Hair Show

as Peaches

2004
Soul Plane

as Jamiqua

2003
Good Fences

as Ruth Crisp

2002
Half Past Dead

as Twitch's Girl

2001
Baby Boy

as Patrice

2001
2001
2001
The Proud Family

as Boonnetta (voice)

2000
3 Strikes

as Dahlia

1999
The Parkers

as Nikki Parker

1997
The View

as Self

1996
Moesha

as Nikki Parker

1993

Writer

2023
2001

Producer

2020
2006
Phat Girlz

as Executive Producer

Creator