Mo'Nique

Known for ActingBorn 1967-12-11 (age 58)Woodlawn, Maryland, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Mo'Nique: One Night Stand

Hollywood Black

Celebrity Family Feud

Showtime at the Apollo

The Boondocks

Interwoven

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

The Parkers

The Proud Family

The Reading

Hollywood Squares

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Girlfriends

Nip/Tuck

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Baby Boy

Moesha

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Hughleys

The Bernie Mac Show

The Oscars

Bessie

Ugly Betty

Two Can Play That Game

The Tony Danza Show

Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate

The Queens of Comedy

The Deliverance

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

Almost Christmas

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Domino

Good Fences

Beerfest

Irish Jam

Blackbird

Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

3 Strikes

Hair Show

Soul Plane

Shadowboxer

Half Past Dead

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tyra Banks Show

Phat Girlz

My Name Is Mo'Nique