Mo'Nique
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
My Name Is Mo'Nique
The Reading
Sleuth
Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta
Almost Christmas
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Interwoven
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Bessie
Blackbird
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Steppin: The Movie
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Celebrity Family Feud
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: Road to Paris
Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
Thank God You're Here
Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate
Farce of the Penguins
Ugly Betty
Beerfest
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
Phat Girlz
Campus Ladies
Irish Jam
The Boondocks
Domino
The Tyra Banks Show
Shadowboxer
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 2
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Hair Show
The Tony Danza Show
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
Soul Plane
Mo'Nique: One Night Stand
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Nip/Tuck
Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith
Good Fences
Half Past Dead
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
The Bernie Mac Show
The Proud Family
Two Can Play That Game
Baby Boy
The Queens of Comedy
Girlfriends
3 Strikes
The Parkers
The Hughleys
Hollywood Squares
The View
Moesha
Intimate Portrait
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Showtime at the Apollo