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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 11, 1967
Place of Birth
Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
- Monica Imes
- モニーク
- モニーク・アイメス
Mo'Nique
1.3 Popularity
Biography
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
6.0
Cynthia Henry
The Deliverance
2024
4.2
Self
My Name Is Mo'Nique
2023
7.5
Emma Leeden
The Reading
2023
0.0
Captain Edwards
Sleuth
2021
0.0
Self
Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta
2020
6.0
Aunt May
Almost Christmas
2016
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
8.0
Barbara
Interwoven
2016
3.3
Self
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016
6.3
Ma Rainey
Bessie
2015
Credits
The Deliverance
as Cynthia Henry
2024
6.0
My Name Is Mo'Nique
as Self
2023
4.2
The Reading
as Emma Leeden
2023
7.5
Sleuth
as Captain Edwards
2021
0.0
Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta
as Self
2020
0.0
Almost Christmas
as Aunt May
2016
6.0
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
2016
0.0
Interwoven
as Barbara
2016
8.0
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
as Self
2016
3.3
Bessie
as Ma Rainey
2015
6.3
Blackbird
as Claire Rousseau
2014
5.6
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
as Herself
2010
1.0
Precious
as Mary
2009
7.3
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Steppin: The Movie
as Aunt Carla
2009
4.3
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009
8.0
Celebrity Family Feud
as Herself
2008
9.4
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Betty
2008
6.0
🎬
Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: Road to Paris
2007
0.0
Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
as Self - Host
2007
0.0
Thank God You're Here
as Self
2007
0.0
Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate
as Herself
2007
6.2
Farce of the Penguins
as Vicky (voz)
2006
4.1
Ugly Betty
as L'Amanda
2006
6.4
Beerfest
as Cherry
2006
5.9
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
as Aunt Moo (voice)
2006
6.1
Phat Girlz
as Jazmin Biltmore
2006
4.6
Campus Ladies
2006
3.0
Irish Jam
as Pyscho
2006
5.6
The Boondocks
2005
8.2
Domino
as Lateesha Rodriguez
2005
5.9
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
4.8
Shadowboxer
as Precious
2005
5.0
🎬
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 2
2005
0.0
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
Hair Show
as Peaches
2004
5.2
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
6.1
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
2004
0.0
Soul Plane
as Jamiqua
2004
5.4
Mo'Nique: One Night Stand
as Herself
2004
10.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Nip/Tuck
as Evetta Washington
2003
7.2
Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith
as Self
2003
5.7
Good Fences
as Ruth Crisp
2003
5.7
Half Past Dead
as Twitch's Girl
2002
5.1
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self
2002
7.0
The Bernie Mac Show
as Lynette
2001
6.5
The Proud Family
as Boonnetta (voice)
2001
7.7
Two Can Play That Game
as Diedre
2001
6.4
Baby Boy
as Patrice
2001
7.1
The Queens of Comedy
as Herself
2001
6.1
Girlfriends
as Self
2000
7.3
3 Strikes
as Dahlia
2000
5.5
The Parkers
as Nikki Parker
1999
8.2
The Hughleys
as Nikki Parker
1998
6.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Moesha
as Nikki Parker
1996
7.0
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Showtime at the Apollo
as Host
1987
8.8