Mo'Nique
Known for ActingBorn 1967-12-11Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
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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.
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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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Known for
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009 · as Mary
Soul Plane
2004 · as Jamiqua
Beerfest
2006 · as Cherry
Baby Boy
2001 · as Patrice
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008 · as Betty
The Deliverance
2024 · as Cynthia Henry
Two Can Play That Game
2001 · as Diedre
Half Past Dead
2002 · as Twitch's Girl
Domino
2005 · as Lateesha Rodriguez
3 Strikes
2000 · as Dahlia
Almost Christmas
2016 · as Aunt May
Phat Girlz
2006 · as Jazmin Biltmore
Blackbird
2014 · as Claire Rousseau
Hair Show
2004 · as Peaches
Shadowboxer
2005 · as Precious
Bessie
2015 · as Ma Rainey
The Reading
2023 · as Emma Leeden
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002 · as Self