Mo'Nique
Actor
Biography
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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
Domino
as Lateesha Rodriguez 2005
Beerfest
as Cherry 2006
The Deliverance
as Cynthia Henry 2024
Soul Plane
as Jamiqua 2004
Almost Christmas
as Aunt May 2016
Half Past Dead
as Twitch's Girl 2002
Baby Boy
as Patrice 2001
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Betty 2008
Bessie
as Ma Rainey 2015
Two Can Play That Game
as Diedre 2001
Shadowboxer
as Precious 2005
Phat Girlz
as Jazmin Biltmore 2006
3 Strikes
as Dahlia 2000
Farce of the Penguins
as Vicky (voz) 2006
Blackbird
as Claire Rousseau 2014
The Reading
as Emma Leeden 2023