Mo'Nique
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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.
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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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.
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Known for
![The Deliverance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/og1FteMFRInoQnlZeWqEn8XpXHh.jpg)
The Deliverance
![My Name Is Mo'Nique](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tcuP8tq0h0xGXJOWfLiqNZp98Gn.jpg)
My Name Is Mo'Nique
![The Reading](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vqeTY6g1ZTT7mkrvlSCiVgft8Wr.jpg)
The Reading
![Sleuth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cMmZANWO12RD7oBWG94UQNFKcoJ.jpg)
Sleuth
![Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6x76vTovn6AhciUFJKDymZkDJU8.jpg)
Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta
![Almost Christmas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dsMxMbapp5pmTVaFOD0YL4DQXS3.jpg)
Almost Christmas
![Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7V5Z82duvJbyVorVwHhLgpbHPSe.jpg)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
![The 4%: Film's Gender Problem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/47k7MctSF7EDx3qiLVgcPVOCDOo.jpg)
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
![Bessie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kanAZsL3kZwFWRuR6tqLvNrEFco.jpg)
Bessie
![Blackbird](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/30ZQdfpt8097DwD3USxJDymHW8Q.jpg)
Blackbird
![All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hZbwAwdPw5LhciirrtPnoUXf1db.jpg)
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
![Precious](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4ltLIDbvZskSwbzXqi0Hfv5ma4.jpg)
Precious
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Steppin : The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AakJTD68gYMFAmvzBaXRAXhdxj8.jpg)
Steppin : The Movie
![Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/heKOutxZ4AtmasK3I5O8QyNaxLZ.jpg)
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
![Celebrity Family Feud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i48RozKXmmwl6Z3uqlNdJC7rA3I.jpg)
Celebrity Family Feud
![Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1VzS2bkQHVcIxSeBJifOx65oxHK.jpg)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
![Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AvjWtZ1Rg5aJaMw1CcCsG99Oux.jpg)
Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
![Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9T2fD0Lu8ZTygu3LWdP3pFpbIlb.jpg)
Mo'nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate
![Farce of the Penguins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bb3f1catVid2yDqHvhygai2RUoM.jpg)
Farce of the Penguins
![Ugly Betty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/prGylxnFpIWMcvHh9sUC46hmiIC.jpg)
Ugly Betty
![Beerfest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5srGbSv3zhEUjXFOZR9qHkgJO6l.jpg)
Beerfest
![Shadowboxer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eqXOZ5a3q8AAM8jvNaVQC8PAILk.jpg)
Shadowboxer
![Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wtuM1xCa6bB7VHxCjBThWOht2wO.jpg)
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
![Phat Girlz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zzylksiJ8hmzvsHIDBTuqYZJYTe.jpg)
Phat Girlz
![Thank God You're Here](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LzccEtnbgA7ACKzz9TdKvcIRT9.jpg)
Thank God You're Here
![Campus Ladies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nxvJawrY41TIWT9hCLHsM56Syyf.jpg)
Campus Ladies
![Irish Jam](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vgoLNwhI5amH58v8sQulF2eeDDz.jpg)
Irish Jam
![The Boondocks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vAvT2RXjOpgH0COriRm9riPqA0m.jpg)
The Boondocks
![Domino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yLjQ7QIdUt3qZY0d9FPxDT40BD1.jpg)
Domino
![The Tyra Banks Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/du7W8UdGmqpqUUCZdOGGZNmD6uS.jpg)
The Tyra Banks Show
![The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGC7zSDgG0FY0MbM1pjfhTCWQBI.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
![Hair Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jmSJv7x00qN4Z5fS5AzzAbNSILg.jpg)
Hair Show
![The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/odbX3cLTjpczGOV1OzPmEwPHRay.jpg)
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
![Soul Plane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b5Rzb5JUwPinllWGYUYER3OV14F.jpg)
Soul Plane
![Mo'Nique: One Night Stand](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jtLKl2eWQrvHZ2seynQpw0LcLve.jpg)
Mo'Nique: One Night Stand
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Nip/Tuck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b8wq87RBCman73pxQzWWK93Eicu.jpg)
Nip/Tuck
![Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ahyUanIY3nN5lCyPPz2zIKNgl3P.jpg)
Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith
![Good Fences](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ilYmsYBI6jnWjIcltBkit3sl1q3.jpg)
Good Fences
![Half Past Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fJhudecoqyoZLoCwAZvqNPd7MK5.jpg)
Half Past Dead
![Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z6ujuVhgoexiOlq26pwd5Q1sdBJ.jpg)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
![The Bernie Mac Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/auTnAsA5USO1901qti1mxbUIVoE.jpg)
The Bernie Mac Show
![The Proud Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wcfbfActZ9VZ3anFqe3YYNWOHsG.jpg)
The Proud Family
![Two Can Play That Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nhKRxaO9KWLyyVBr3I5G5mfJtJT.jpg)
Two Can Play That Game
![Baby Boy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d9b5sDAY2q2u2fWFYZPmt0Cl2p7.jpg)
Baby Boy
![The Queens of Comedy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AszKkf027Nen8tfNUayA2QwiMZm.jpg)
The Queens of Comedy
![Girlfriends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/buFnsyWEg4pPR7dco5Vbsm6HCIY.jpg)
Girlfriends
![3 Strikes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ca7xVIgh7UYsFOCBLP8ERmBktC5.jpg)
3 Strikes
![The Parkers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vV2wJKLoM3VnHUkNoRHMaLc968c.jpg)
The Parkers
![The Hughleys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gpL3e9Uih2di6QmtUcNr7609Ylc.jpg)
The Hughleys
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Moesha](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6I3VCk8GCscaPM3aKOTJlzIaqhc.jpg)
Moesha
![Intimate Portrait](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3S3G8DTeWrXcQn1QQSfAZ9sWXk2.jpg)
Intimate Portrait
![Showtime at the Apollo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w4RmpxBdYrxTHyuoRaRLNqpo4Lq.jpg)
Showtime at the Apollo