Mo'Nique
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
Credits
- 2024 · The Deliverance as Cynthia Henry
- 2023 · My Name Is Mo'Nique as Self
- 2023 · The Reading as Emma Leeden
- 2021 · Sleuth as Captain Edwards
- 2020 · Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta as Self
- 2016 · 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
- 2015 · Bessie as Ma Rainey
- 2014 · Blackbird as Claire Rousseau
- 2010 · All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas as Herself
- 2009 · Precious as Mary Lee Johnston
- 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
- 2008 · Celebrity Family Feud as Herself
- 2008 · Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Betty
- 2007 · Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: Road to Paris as
- 2007 · Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School as
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2007 · Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate as Herself
- 2006 · Farce of the Penguins as Vicky (voice)
- 2006 · Ugly Betty as L'Amanda
- 2006 · Beerfest as Cherry
- 2006 · Shadowboxer as Precious
- 2006 · Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk as Aunt Moo (voice)
- 2006 · Phat Girlz as Jazmin Biltmore
- 2006 · Campus Ladies as
- 2006 · Irish Jam as Pyscho
- 2005 · The Boondocks as
- 2005 · Domino as Lateesha Rodriguez
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as
- 2005 · The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 2 as
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Hair Show as Peaches
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self
- 2004 · The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1 as
- 2004 · Soul Plane as Jamiqua
- 2004 · Mo'Nique: One Night Stand as Herself
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as
- 2003 · Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith as Self
- 2003 · Good Fences as Ruth Crisp
- 2002 · Half Past Dead as Twitch's Girl
- 2002 · Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal as Self
- 2001 · 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
- 2000 · Girlfriends as
- 2000 · 3 Strikes as Dahlia
- 1999 · The Parkers as Nikki Parker
- 1998 · The Hughleys as
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Moesha as Nikki Parker
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1987 · Showtime at the Apollo as Host