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.

Filmography

• 2024The Deliverance — Cynthia Henry
• 2023My Name Is Mo'Nique — Self, Writer
• 2023The Reading — Emma Leeden
• 2021Sleuth — Captain Edwards
• 2020Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta — Self, Executive Producer
• 2016Almost Christmas — Aunt May
• 2016Interwoven — Barbara
• 2015Bessie — Ma Rainey
• 2014Blackbird — Claire Rousseau
• 2009Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire — Mary
• 2009Steppin: The Movie — Aunt Carla
• 2008Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins — Betty
• Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: Road to Paris
• 2006Beerfest — Cherry
• Campus Ladies
• 2006Farce of the Penguins — Vicky (voice)
• 2006Irish Jam — Pyscho
• 2006Phat Girlz — Jazmin Biltmore, Executive Producer
• 2006Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk — Aunt Moo (voice)
• Ugly Betty — L'Amanda
• 2005Domino — Lateesha Rodriguez
• 2005Shadowboxer — Precious
• 2005The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 2
• The Boondocks — Jamiqua (voice)
• The Tyra Banks Show
• 2004Hair Show — Peaches
• 2004Soul Plane — Jamiqua
• 2004The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
• 2003Good Fences — Ruth Crisp
• Nip/Tuck — Evetta Washington
• 2002Half Past Dead — Twitch's Girl
• 2001Baby Boy — Patrice
• The Bernie Mac Show — Lynette
• The Proud Family — Boonnetta (voice)
• 2001The Queens of Comedy — Herself, Writer
• 2001Two Can Play That Game — Diedre
• 20003 Strikes — Dahlia
• The Parkers — Nikki Parker
• The Hughleys — Nikki Parker
• Moesha — Nikki Parker
• Showtime at the Apollo — Host
• Mo'Nique's Fat Chance — Creator
• The Mo'Nique Show — Creator

Appearances as themselves (24)

• Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)
• Steve — Self
• 2016Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) — Self (archive footage)
• 2016The 4%: Film's Gender Problem — Self
• 2010All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas — Herself
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy — Self
• Celebrity Family Feud — Herself
• Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School — Self - Host
• 2007Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate — Herself
• Thank God You're Here — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• 2004Mo'Nique: One Night Stand — Herself
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• 2003Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal — Self
• Girlfriends — Self
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• The View — Self - Guest Co-Host
• Intimate Portrait — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• The Oscars — Self
• Inspirational Moments with Tanisha Jay Documentary — Self / Interviewee