Mo'Nique
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Female
Birthday 1967-12-11 (57 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
as Cynthia Henry
as Self
as Emma Leeden
as Captain Edwards
as Aunt May
as Self (archive footage)
as Barbara
as Self
as Ma Rainey
as Claire Rousseau
as Herself
as Mary Lee Johnston
as Aunt Carla
as Self - Guest
as Betty
as Herself
as Herself
as Self
as Vicky (voice)
as Cherry
as Aunt Moo (voice)
as Jazmin Biltmore
as Pyscho
as L'Amanda
as Lateesha Rodriguez
as Precious
as Peaches
as Jamiqua
as Herself
as Self
as Ruth Crisp
as Self
as Twitch's Girl
as Diedre
as Patrice
as Herself
as Lynette
as Boonnetta (voice)
as Dahlia
as Nikki Parker
as Self
as Nikki Parker
as Self
as Host
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Creator
as Creator
as Creator