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Mo'Nique
Known for: ActingFrom 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.
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The Parkers
as Nikki Parker 
Domino
as Lateesha Rodriguez 
The Deliverance
as Cynthia Henry 
Soul Plane
as Jamiqua 
Showtime at the Apollo
as Host 
Baby Boy
as Patrice 
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Betty 
Almost Christmas
as Aunt May 
Half Past Dead
as Twitch's Girl 
Two Can Play That Game
as Diedre 
Phat Girlz
as Jazmin Biltmore 
Bessie
as Ma Rainey 
Blackbird
as Claire Rousseau 
Farce of the Penguins
as Vicky (voice) 
Shadowboxer
as Precious 
Irish Jam
as Pyscho 
Steppin: The Movie
as Aunt Carla 
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
as Aunt Moo (voice) 
The Reading
as Emma Leeden 
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
as Herself 
The Queens of Comedy
as Herself 
Good Fences
as Ruth Crisp