MoNique Bio | Wiki
MoNique (Full Name: Monique Angela Hicks) is a noted American stand-up comedian and actress. She has won Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. She became known for her work in stand-up comedy, debuting as a member of The Queens of Comedy. Moreover, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album in 2002.
From 1999 to 2004, she had a starring role as Nicole “Nikki” Parker in the UPN series The Parkers. MoNique Then appeared in Phat Girlz and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins. She gained critical acclaim for her performance in the film Precious in 2009 winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Before becoming an actress, she worked as a customer service representative at the phone company MCI in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Her comedy career began at the downtown Baltimore Comedy Factory Outlet when her brother Steve dared her to perform at an open mic night. In addition, she hosted The Mo’Nique Show and starred as Ma Rainey in the HBO biopic Bessie.
MoNique Age
She was born on December 11, 1967, in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the United States. MoNique is 56 years old.
MoNique Height
She is a woman of tall stature. MoNique stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( Approx. 1.75m ).
MoNique Family
He was born in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the United States to her father and mother. MoNique is the daughter of drug counselor Steven Imes, Jr, and engineer Alice Imes. She grew up with three siblings. Mo’Nique revealed that she was sexually abused by her brother Gerald from ages 7 to 11 during a 2008 Essence magazine interview. His brother then went on to sexually abuse another girl and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Her brother, Gerald admitted Oprah to sexually abusing her over several years on April 19, 2010.
MoNique Husband
She married her loving husband Sidney Hicks in 2006. She said that she has an open marriage. The two are parents of twin sons, Jonathan and David Hicks, in October 2005. Before, MoNique was married to Mark Jackson from 1997 to 2001. They have two sons Mark Eric Jackson Jr. and Shalon Calvin Jackson. Briefly, she dated accountant Kenny Mung.
MoNique Kids
She has two sons Mark Eric Jackson Jr. and Shalon Calvin Jackson with Mark Jackson. Also, she has twin sons Jonathan and David Hicks born in October 2005, two months early with Sidney Hicks.
MoNique Education
She received her high school diploma from Milford Mill High School in Baltimore County graduating in 1985. MoNique then enrolled at Morgan State University and graduated in 1987 from the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland. Before becoming an actress, she worked as a customer service representative at the phone company MCI in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
MoNique Movies and Tv Shows
Movies
- 3 Strikes as Dahlia in 2000
- Half Past Dead as Twitch’s Girl in 2002
- Garfield: The Movie as Rat in 2004
- Domino as Lateesha Rodriquez in 2005
- Phat Girlz as Jazmin Biltmore in 2006
- Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins as Betty im 2008
- Precious as Mary Lee Johnston in 2009
- Blackbird as Claire Rousseau in 2014
- Bessie as Ma Rainey in 2015
- Interwoven as Barbara in 2016
- Almost Christmas as Aunt May in 2016
Tv Shows
- Snaps as Herself in 1995
- The Hughleys as Nicole “Nikki” Parker in 2001
- Good Fences as Ruth Crisp in 2003
- The Parkers as Nicole “Nikki” Parker from 1999 to 2004
- Rugrats as Aunt Moo in 2006
- Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School as Host/Herself in 2007
- The Boondocks as Jamiqua (voice) in 2007
- The Mo’Nique Show as Host/Herself from 2009 to 2011
- Bessie as Ma Rainey in 2015
- Black Mafia Family as Goldie in 2021
MoNique Weight Loss
In 2009, she weighed up to 300 pounds as she filmed Precious. She said since she was 17 she weighed over 200 pounds but for once she weighed under 200 as she was 198.4 pounds. She began her journey to be healthy in 2014 as she lost 80 pounds. During her journey, she did not undergo any surgery.
MoNique New Movie | The Reading | 2023
She had a role as Emma Leeden in the BET Plus movie, The Reading in 2023. The movie follows Emma as she writes a book in order to cope with a deadly home invasion and how a new terror will be unleashed, after a reading performed in her home.
MoNique Net Worth
She has earned decent possessions working as a stand-up comedian and actress. MoNique’s net worth is $9 Million.
Who Is MoNique
MoNique (Full Name: Monique Angela Hicks) is a 56-year-old American stand-up comedian and actress. She became known for her work in stand-up comedy, debuting as a member of The Queens of Comedy. She is the daughter of drug counselor Steven Imes, Jr, and engineer Alice Imes.
How Tall Is MoNique
She is a woman of tall stature and is 5 ft 9 in tall.
How Old Is MoNique
She is 56 years old born on December 11, 1967, in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the USA.
MoNique’s Social Media Account
Instagram – therealmoworldwide