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Mo'Nique

Born 1967-12-11
📍 Woodlawn, Maryland, USA

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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.

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Filmography 60

The Deliverance
as Cynthia Henry
2024
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2024
My Name Is Mo'Nique
as Self
2023
The Reading
as Emma Leeden
2023
Sleuth
as Captain Edwards
2021
Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta
as Self
2020
Almost Christmas
as Aunt May
2016
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Interwoven
as Barbara
2016
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016
Bessie
as Ma Rainey
2015
Blackbird
as Claire Rousseau
2014
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
as Herself
2010
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
as Mary
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Steppin: The Movie
as Aunt Carla
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009
Celebrity Family Feud
as Herself
2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Betty
2008
Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
as Self - Host
2007
Thank God You're Here
as Self
2007
Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate
as Herself
2007
Farce of the Penguins
as Vicky (voz)
2006
Ugly Betty
as L'Amanda
2006
Beerfest
as Cherry
2006
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
as Aunt Moo (voice)
2006
Phat Girlz
as Jazmin Biltmore
2006
Campus Ladies
2006
Irish Jam
as Pyscho
2006
The Boondocks
2005
Domino
as Lateesha Rodriguez
2005
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Shadowboxer
as Precious
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
Hair Show
as Peaches
2004
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
2004
Soul Plane
as Jamiqua
2004
Mo'Nique: One Night Stand
as Herself
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Nip/Tuck
as Evetta Washington
2003
Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith
as Self
2003
Good Fences
as Ruth Crisp
2003
Half Past Dead
as Twitch's Girl
2002
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self
2002
The Bernie Mac Show
as Lynette
2001
The Proud Family
as Boonnetta (voice)
2001
Two Can Play That Game
as Diedre
2001
Baby Boy
as Patrice
2001
The Queens of Comedy
as Herself
2001
Girlfriends
as Self
2000
3 Strikes
as Dahlia
2000
The Parkers
as Nikki Parker
1999
The Hughleys
as Nikki Parker
1998
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
The View
as Self
1997
Moesha
as Nikki Parker
1996
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Showtime at the Apollo
as Host
1987
The Oscars
as Self
1953