Monique Angela Hicks (née Imes, previously Jackson; born December 11, 1967), known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American comedian and actress. She first gained fame for her role as Nikki Parker 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 2002, she with other female comedians earned a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.
In 2009, she received critical praise for her role as the abusive Mary Lee Johnston in the film Precious and won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She hosted The Mo'Nique Show, a late-night talk show that premiered in 2009 on BET; it was cancelled in 2011. In 2015, she received rave reviews for her performance as Ma Rainey in the HBO biopic Bessie and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Mo'Nique was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of engineer Alice Imes and drug counselor Steven Imes Jr. She is the youngest of four children: sister Millicent is her personal assistant; brother Steve is her manager. Mo'Nique graduated from Milford Mill High School in Baltimore County in 1985 and attended Morgan State University. She is a 1987 graduate of the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland.
Actors: Seth 'Reaktion' Hillard (actor), Antonio Aaron (actor), Carolyn Alise (actor), EJ Arriola (actor), Arenaramon Kevin Assie (actor), Gabriel Baca (actor), Kenneth Beck (actor), Gerry Bednob (actor), David Bianchi (actor), Gregory Blair (actor), Mercer Boffey (actor), Adrien Boublil (actor), Christopher Jason Brown (actor), Robert Carnajal (actor), Kirlew 'bliss' Vilbon (actor),
Plot: Six odd ball Hollywood types, each with their own dysfunctional personalities live under the roof of the same mansion. They're only common thread is they all have rooms for rent. Dysfunktion is an laugh out loud comedic take on the drama that ensues in a day when that many people live together and have absolutely nothing in common!
Genres: Drama,Actors: Dante Basco (actor), Willam Belli (actor), J Michael Briggs (actor), Monica Cabbler (actor), Alberto Carroll (actor), Diana Charles (actor), James Costas (actor), Jack Fitz (actor), LaMonica Garrett (actor), Mina Ivanova (actor), Isa Jallow (actor), Rocky Jallow (actor), Marlon John (actor), Havena Johnson (actor), Gabriel D. Angell (actor),
Plot: Matt, a young filmmaker, comes to L.A. to document his cousin's, 3D's, hot, new book on dating, The Laws. The Laws is a step-by-step guide that teaches any man to get what he wants: money, power and sex. It's all about sales baby. Mouthpiece. You have to know how to sell it. Matt puts the laws to the test. Matt quickly joins the fast, sexy intoxicating nightlife of Hollywood. Armed with the laws, and "The Crew" (3D, Big Country, Cochise and Five Feet of Hell), Matt swims in the most bizarre, dysfunctional dating pool in America. Los Angeles. In a world of madness and illusion, can he find true love? Matt learns that in order to make it in Hollywood, you have to have game, you have to know the laws, you have to have a "Mouthpiece."
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: Danica Carelse (actor), Leon Clingman (actor), Maroinielle Franzenburg (actor), Jamie Freeman (actor), Stuart Joseph (actor), Mzu Ntantiso (actor), Siseko Ntwana (actor), Kyla Philander (actor), Marlisa Doubell (actress), Hisham Samie (producer), Michelle Young (producer), Margaret Zambonini McEwan (producer), Hisham Samie (writer), Alan Shelley (writer), Riaz Solker (writer),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Giselle Campos (actor), Gin Cooley (actor), Joshua Payne (actor), Gideon Wilson (actor), Joshua Payne (producer), Joshua Payne (writer), Joshua Payne (writer), Joshua Payne (director),
Plot: The tragic story of neglect, life and then death, told thru the eyes of bryn Marcon in a trilogy of three back to back music video dramas. If two kids stepped out of a 72 Continental, in 2o13, knowing nothing about today's popular music, this would be the earnest sound of bryn Marcon - a throw back to Simon and Garfunkel and the Beatles, this beautifully written and directed trilogy is a ground breaking idea in the synthesis between music and film. Joshua Payne writes and directs this powerful coming of age drama. Award winning cameraman, Jeff Wyatt Wilson, captures a visually stunning world, which rockets the viewer back to the haunting reality of a first love and the power of never forgetting what it was like to really know love with no parameters, and the sadness of a grown up world tainting the beauty of that perfect young love.
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance, Short,Actors: Isabella Cohn (actor), Yehoyachin Friedlander (actor), Marat Gartsman (actor), Amit Itzcar (actor), Piotr Michael (actor), Aneta Tabachnikov (actor), Erez Bernholz (producer), Yaniv Raveh (composer), Shachar Freddy Kislev (director), Yoav Shafir (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Short,Actors: Dana Adams (actor), Paris L. Alexander (actor), Kamal Angelo Bolden (actor), Eric C. Bryant (actor), William Carter (actor), Christian Creasy (actor), Jerome Davis (actor), Aaron Michael Gomez (actor), Rodney Harvey (actor), Michael Larnell (actor), Richard Reed (actor), Sunny G Sampson (actor), DJ Skittles (actor), Eric Walker (actor), Kathleen B Walker (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Marcia Blaine (actor), Christin Day (actor), Chris Graham (actor), Ernest James (actor), John Leasman (actor), Derek C. May (actor), Kiesha McFadden (actor), Ellizabeth Moy (actor), Scott Rocco (actor), Israel Sanchez (actor), T.J. Slaughter (actor), Amanda Nutting (actress), Chris Graham (producer), Vivi Gregg (producer), Vivi Gregg (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Tony Arapoglou (actor), Roy Billing (actor), Joe Bono (actor), Neville Burns (actor), Rob Carlton (actor), Michael Carman (actor), Alan Cassell (actor), Michael Caton (actor), Myles Collins (actor), Kevin Dee (actor), Gary Down (actor), Clay Dunn (actor), Ashley Evans (actor), Stewart Faichney (actor), Scott Andrews (actor),
Plot: A struggling widower businessman finds a new tax loophole offered in Australia to same sex couples. Needing a tax break, he cajoles his best friend, also a widower, into filing papers indicating they are a gay couple living together and assuring him that the small town (population 652) they live in will never have a clue. However, their return letter from the government pops open and the town busybody soon has it spread all over town without the two men's knowledge. Meanwhile, the letter tells the men that a tax inspector will be coming to investigate their claim. The two decide they have to learn to act gay, so they get lessons from a local hair dresser and visit a gay nightclub in Sydney.
Keywords: australia, bar, gay, gay-interest, posing-as-a-gay-couple, pretending-to-be-a-couple, pretending-to-be-gay, sydney-australiaActors: Alex Fuidge (actor), Ibiba Mudada (actress), Abigail Davies (producer), Isabel Anderton (writer), Isabel Anderton (director),
Genres: Drama, Short,When they see Monique, I know they'll understand
Monique, Monique
I've hungered so for this
Monique, Monique
The magic of your kiss
Monique, Monique
Was Paris always there
Monique, Monique
I didn't know or care
But why am I dancing, my friends may well demand
I'll tell them Monique, Monique held my hand
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