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Mo'Nique

Actress | Producer | Writer

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Won 30 major awards for her portrayal of Mary in Precious, including all the awards that are considered the biggest (except Cannes). She was also nominated for 5 more awards for the same film. See more trivia »

Born:

Monique Imes
in Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
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Hide HideActress (25 titles)
2009 Steppin: The Movie
Aunt Carla
 
2009/II Precious
Mary
 
2008 Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
Betty
 
2007 Ugly Betty (TV series)
L'Amanda
– I See Me, I.C.U. (2007) … L'Amanda
 
2007 The Boondocks (TV series)
Jamiqua
– ...Or Die Trying (2007) … Jamiqua (voice) (as Mo' Nique)
 
2007 The Game (TV series)
Plus Size Actress
– Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Redux (2007) … Plus Size Actress
 
2006 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
Evetta Washington
– Conor McNamara (2006) … Evetta Washington
 
2006 Beerfest
Cherry
 
2006 Phat Girlz
Jazmin Biltmore
 
2006 Irish Jam
Pyscho
 
2006 Farce of the Penguins
Vicky (voice)
 
2005 Domino
Lateesha Rodriguez
 
2005 Shadowboxer
Precious
 
2004 Hair Show
Peaches
 
2004 Soul Plane
Jamiqua
 
1999-2004 The Parkers (TV series)
Nikki Parker
– At Last (2004) … Nikki Parker
– A Little Change Never Hurt Anybody (2004) … Nikki Parker
– Could It Be You (2004) … Nikki Parker
– Practice What You Preach (2004) … Nikki Parker
– Judge Not a Book (2004) … Nikki Parker
See all 111 episodes »
 
2004 The Bernie Mac Show (TV series)
Lynette
– Who's That Lady? (2004) … Lynette
 
2003 Good Fences (TV movie)
Ruth Crisp
 
2002 The Proud Family (TV series)
Boonnetta
– Behind Family Lines (2002) … Boonnetta (voice)
 
2002 Half Past Dead
Twitch's Girl
 
2001 Two Can Play That Game
Diedre
 
2001 Baby Boy
Patrice
 
2001 The Hughleys (TV series)
Nikki Parker
– Forty Acres and a Fool (2001) … Nikki Parker
 
1999-2000 Moesha (TV series)
Nikki Parker
– The Candidate (2000) … Nikki Parker
– I Studied Twelve Years for This? (1999) … Nikki Parker
– It Takes Two (1999) … Nikki Parker
 
2000 3 Strikes
Dahlia
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2009 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2007 Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School (TV series) (producer - 11 episodes)
– Reunion (2007) (producer)
– Ghettin' Phabulous (2007) (producer)
– The Prom (2007) (producer)
– It's Mo's Birthday and I'll Cry If I Want To (2007) (producer)
– Give and Take (2007) (producer)
See all 11 episodes »
 
2006 Phat Girlz (executive producer)
 
2005 Mo'Nique's Fat Chance (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 Love in the Nick of Tyme (video) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (85 titles)
2013 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Whispers (2013) … Herself
 
2012 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV series)
Herself
– Celebrity Week for Alzheimer's 1 (2012) … Herself
 
2009-2012 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Herself - Host / Herself
– Episode dated 28 January 2012 (2012) … Herself - Host
– Episode dated 29 December 2011 (2011) … Herself - Host
– Episode dated 28 December 2011 (2011) … Herself - Host
– Episode dated 26 December 2011 (2011) … Herself - Host
– Episode dated 12 December 2011 (2011) … Herself - Host
See all 309 episodes »
 
2011 The Game (TV series)
Herself
– A Very Special Episode (2011) … Herself
 
2011 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam - Live from Dallas (video)
Herself
 
2006-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 April 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 23 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 22 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 March 2010 (2010) … Herself
See all 28 episodes »
 
2010 A Precious Ensemble (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2009-2010 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Oprah's After Oscar Party 2010 (2010) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 November 2009 (2009) … Herself
– Episode dated 13 May 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2010 41st NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2010 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2010 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
2010 15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 The Joy Behar Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 December 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2005-2009 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode #6.38 (2009) … Herself
– Episode #5.38 (2008) … Herself
– Episode #4.212 (2008) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #4.91 (2007) … Herself
– Episode #2.117 (2006) … Herself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.26 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Starz Inside: Comics on Screen (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Michael Jackson: The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop (video documentary)
 
2009 The 40th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Patti LaBelle (TV movie)
Herself
 
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 December 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Celebrity Family Feud (TV series)
Herself
– Bill Engvall vs. Larry the Cable Guy, Vivica A. Fox vs. Mo'Nique (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 June 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 February 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Behind the Boondocks: The Making of an American Classic (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 TV One on One (TV series)
Herself
– Mo'nique (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Trials (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.6 (2008) … Herself
 
2003-2008 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 January 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 February 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 October 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2007 Real Life Divas (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Monique (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Mo'Nique: Behind Bars (TV documentary)
Mo'Nique (voice)
 
2007 Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance: The Road to Paris (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School (TV series)
Herself - Headmistress
– Reunion (2007) … Herself - Headmistress
– Ghettin' Phabulous (2007) … Herself - Headmistress
– The Prom (2007) … Herself - Headmistress
– It's Mo's Birthday and I'll Cry If I Want To (2007) … Herself - Headmistress
– Give and Take (2007) … Herself - Headmistress
See all 11 episodes »
 
2007 7th Annual BET Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2005-2007 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
Herself
– Celebrity Week: Julissa and Trey Songz in the Building (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 June 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2007 Thank God You're Here (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.2 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Mo'Nique: I Coulda Been Your Cellmate (video)
Herself
 
2004-2007 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 October 2004 (2004) … Herself
– Episode #1.19 (2004) … Herself - Guest
 
2006 America's Next Top Model (TV series)
Herself
– The Girls Who Go to Texas (2006) … Herself
– The Girl Who Hates Her Hair (2006) … Herself
– The Girl Who Marks Her Territory (2006) … Herself
 
2006 The View (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 28 July 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 July 2006 (2006) … Herself - Co-Host
 
2006 Fox and Friends (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 April 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 BET Awards 2006 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Mo'Nique's Fat Chance (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2005 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 July 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 2 (video)
Herself - Host
 
2005 36th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter/Winner
 
2005 Girlfriends (TV series)
Herself
– See J-Spot Run (2005) … Herself
 
2005 An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Behind the Scenes at the Michael Jackson Trial (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself (as Mo'Nique)
 
2004 Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.1 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 4th Annual BET Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2004 Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 1 (video)
Herself/Host
 
2004 Pyramid (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 May 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 35th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003-2004 The Sharon Osbourne Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 24 February 2004 (2004) … Herself - Guest Host
– Episode dated 12 February 2004 (2004) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 December 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 September 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls (TV movie)
Herself
 
2004 Pryor Offenses (TV movie)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2003 The Jazzspel with Eric J (TV series)
Herself (2003-2008)
 
2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Mo'Nique (2003) … Herself
– Isabel Sanford (2003) … Herself
 
2003 3rd Annual BET Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Host
 
2003 Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2 (video)
Herself
 
2003 Last Comic Standing (TV series)
Herself (Celebrity Talent Scout)
 
2000-2003 Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 April 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 April 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 April 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 April 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 April 2003 (2003) … Herself
See all 15 episodes »
 
2003 34th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2003 Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Showtime at the Apollo (TV series)
Host
 
2002 Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001 Weakest Link (TV series)
Herself
– Comedians #2 Special (2001) … Herself
 
2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 April 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 The Queens of Comedy (video documentary)
Herself
 
2001 2001 Lady of Soul Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2000 The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2000 (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2000 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 August 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 You Lie Like a Dog (TV series)
Panelist
– Crisse the Westie (2000) … Panelist
– Icy the Burmese Python (2000) … Panelist
 
1999 68th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV special)
Herself
 
1998 Def Comedy Jam (TV series)
Herself - Comedian
 
1998 Sin City Spectacular (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1998) … Herself
 
1995 Snaps (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.1 (1995) … Herself (as Monique Watkins)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2010 Democracy Now! (TV series)
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 
2007 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
 
2004 TV's Greatest Sidekicks (TV special)
 

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Personal Details

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Book: "Skinny Women Are Evil" See more »

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Alternate Names:

Mo' Nique | Monique Watkins

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

I don't think that anyone should be in control of a relationship. I think that if you have a woman that controls her man, he is a puppet and he is weak. See more »

Trivia:

Won 30 major awards for her portrayal of Mary in Precious, including all the awards that are considered the biggest (except Cannes). She was also nominated for 5 more awards for the same film. See more »

Nickname:

Mo See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius