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Mo'Nique
AKA: Monica Imes · Monique Angela Hicks
Acting
Born: 1967
Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
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🔥 1.2 Popularity
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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.
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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Mo'Nique, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024 · US
The Boondocks
Role
2005 · US
The Tyra Banks Show
Role
2005 · US
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005 · US
The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004 · US
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003 · US
Nip/Tuck
Evetta Washington
2003 · US
The Bernie Mac Show
Lynette
2001 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Black | 2024 | Self (archive footage) |
| The Boondocks | 2005 | Contributor |
| The Tyra Banks Show | 2005 | Contributor |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005 | Self |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2004 | Self |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2003 | Self |
| Nip/Tuck | 2003 | Evetta Washington |
| The Bernie Mac Show | 2001 | Lynette |
| The Proud Family | 2001 | Boonnetta (voice) |
| The Parkers | 1999 | Nikki Parker |
| The Hughleys | 1998 | Nikki Parker |
| The View | 1997 | Self |
| Moesha | 1996 | Nikki Parker |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993 | Self - Guest |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |