Mo'Nique

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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 (61 Appearances)

The Deliverance

2024

My Name Is Mo'Nique

2023

The Reading

2023

Sleuth

2021

Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta

2020

Almost Christmas

2016

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

2016

Interwoven

2016

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

2016

Bessie

2015

Blackbird

2014

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas

2010

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Steppin: The Movie

2009

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

Celebrity Family Feud

2008

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008

Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: Road to Paris

2007

Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School

2007

Thank God You're Here

2007

Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate

2007

Farce of the Penguins

2006

Ugly Betty

2006

Beerfest

2006

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk

2006

Phat Girlz

2006

Campus Ladies

2006

Irish Jam

2006

The Boondocks

2005

Domino

2005

The Tyra Banks Show

2005

Shadowboxer

2005

The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 2

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

Hair Show

2004

The Tony Danza Show

2004

The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1

2004

Soul Plane

2004

Mo'Nique: One Night Stand

2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Nip/Tuck

2003

Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith

2003

Good Fences

2003

Half Past Dead

2002

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

2002

The Bernie Mac Show

2001

The Proud Family

2001

Two Can Play That Game

2001

Baby Boy

2001

The Queens of Comedy

2001

Girlfriends

2000

3 Strikes

2000 Debut

The Parkers

1999

The Hughleys

1998

Hollywood Squares

1998

The View

1997

Moesha

1996

Intimate Portrait

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Showtime at the Apollo

1987
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