
Mo'Nique
Department: Acting
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

The Reading
2023

Phat Girlz
2006

Mo'Nique: One Night Stand
2004

Two Can Play That Game
2001

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009

Soul Plane
2004

Shadowboxer
2005

Domino
2005

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008

Beerfest
2006

The Queens of Comedy
2001

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009

My Name Is Mo'Nique
2023

3 Strikes
2000

Sleuth
2021

Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate
2007

The Deliverance
2024

Hair Show
2004

The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 2
2005

Blackbird
2014

Bessie
2015

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
2016

Almost Christmas
2016

Interwoven
2016

Baby Boy
2001

Irish Jam
2006

Farce of the Penguins
2006

The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
2004

Good Fences
2003

Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith
2003

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016

Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
2006

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
2010

Half Past Dead
2002

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002

Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta
2020

Steppin: The Movie
2009

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Tony Danza Show
2004

The View
1997

The Bernie Mac Show
2001

The Tyra Banks Show
2005

Girlfriends
2000

Nip/Tuck
2003

The Boondocks
2005

Moesha
1996

The Parkers
1999

Campus Ladies
2006

Ugly Betty
2006

The Hughleys
1998

Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
2007

Showtime at the Apollo
1987

Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: Road to Paris
2007

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

Intimate Portrait
1993

Celebrity Family Feud
2008

The Proud Family
2001

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Thank God You're Here
2007

The Oscars
1953

Hollywood Squares
1998