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Mo'Nique and Demetrius Flenory Jr. in BMF (2021)

Mo'Nique and Tywayne Wheatt in BMF (2021)

Jenna von Oÿ, Ken Lawson, Mo'Nique, Dorien Wilson, Yvette Wilson, and Dwight Woody in The Parkers (1999)

Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, Mo'Nique, and Nicole Ari Parker in Almost Christmas (2016)

Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, and Mo'Nique in Almost Christmas (2016)

Danny Glover, Omar Epps, Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, John Michael Higgins, Romany Malco, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, J.B. Smoove, Jessie T. Usher, Nadej K. Bailey, Alkoya Brunson, D.C. Young Fly, and Marley Taylor in Almost Christmas (2016)

Mo'Nique and D.C. Young Fly in Almost Christmas (2016)

Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, Mo'Nique, and Nicole Ari Parker in Almost Christmas (2016)

Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, Romany Malco, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, J.B. Smoove, Nadej K. Bailey, Alkoya Brunson, and Marley Taylor in Almost Christmas (2016)

Danny Glover and Mo'Nique in Almost Christmas (2016)

Mo'Nique, Peter Gunz, and Tara Wallace in Love and Hip Hop: New York (2010)

Mo'Nique in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Cedric The Entertainer and Mo'Nique in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Joy Bryant and Mo'Nique in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

James Earl Jones, Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Michael Clarke Duncan, Joy Bryant, Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, and Nicole Ari Parker in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Mike Epps and Mo'Nique in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

James Earl Jones, Martin Lawrence, and Mo'Nique in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Martin Lawrence, Joy Bryant, Cedric The Entertainer, Mo'Nique, and Nicole Ari Parker in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Martin Lawrence and Mo'Nique in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Cloris Leachman and Mo'Nique in Beerfest (2006)

Richard T. Jones and Mo'Nique in Soul Plane (2004)

Tom Arnold and Mo'Nique in Soul Plane (2004)

Mo'Nique and Gabourey Sidibe in Precious (2009)

Brian Palermo and Mo'Nique in Thank God You're Here (2007)

Kevin Nealon, Richard Kind, Edie McClurg, and Mo'Nique in Thank God You're Here (2007)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Mo'Nique in Shadowboxer (2005)

Mo'Nique and Jimmy Jean-Louis in Phat Girlz (2006)

Mo'Nique, Joyful Drake, and Kendra C. Johnson in Phat Girlz (2006)

Delroy Lindo, Ashley Monique Clark, and Mo'Nique in Domino (2005)

Vivica A. Fox, Tamala Jones, Mo'Nique, and Wendy Raquel Robinson in Two Can Play That Game (2001)

Danny Glover, Omar Epps, Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, John Michael Higgins, Romany Malco, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, J.B. Smoove, and Jessie T. Usher in Almost Christmas (2016)

Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, and Tika Sumpter at an event for Bessie (2015)

Mo'Nique received a standing ovation when she stepped on stage for the first time in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, giving her confidence to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. After numerous stand-up performances, she took a leap forward with one of the starring roles in The Parkers (1999).

Mo'Nique's huge international breakthrough came with her performance in the independent feature film Precious (2009), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and over 30 other major awards for best acting including the most important ones like the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, the New York Film Critics Circle Award, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award, the Independent Spirit Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the National Society of Film Critics Award, the BAFTA Film Award and Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize.

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