Mo'Nique

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Monica Imes born December 11 1967 known professionally as MoNique is an American comedienne and actress MoNique rose to fame in the UPN series The Parkers while making a name as a standup comedian hosting a variety of venues including Showtime at the Apollo MoNique 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 MoNique is the twelfth individual AfricanAmerican to win an Oscar for acting and the seventh winner during the decade of the 2000s She hosts The MoNique Show a latenight talk show that premiered in 2009 on BET Description above from the Wikipedia article MoNique licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia