Editing Mo'Nique (section)

{{Short description|American comedian and actress (born 1967)}}
{{About|the comedian and actress|the name|Monique|not to be confused with|'Nique (disambiguation){{!}}Nique}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Mo'Nique
| image        = Mo'Nique attending the 82nd Academy Awards 2010.jpg
| caption      = Mo'Nique at the [[82nd Academy Awards]] in 2010
| birth_name   = Monique Angela Imes
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1967|12|11}}
| birth_place  = [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn]], [[Maryland]], U.S.
| othername    = Myelle Kaye
| occupation   = {{hlist|Comedian|actress|talk show host|author}}
| years_active = 1990–present
| works        = [[#Filmography|Full list]]
| awards       = [[List of awards and nominations received by Mo'Nique|Full list]]
| spouse       = {{ubl|{{marriage|Calvin Watkins|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Mark Jackson|1997|2001|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Sidney Hicks|2006}}}}
| children     = 4
| homepage     = {{URL|moniqueworldwide.com}}
}}

'''Monique Angela Hicks''' (née '''Imes'''; born December 11, 1967), known mononymously as '''Mo'Nique''', is an American comedian and actress.<ref name="GoldenGlobes">{{cite web|url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/monique-monique/|title=Mo'Nique {{pipe}} Golden Globes|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/monique-show-put-indefinite-hiatus-217730|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Sofia M.|last=Fernandez|title='Mo'Nique Show' Put on Indefinite Hiatus|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref> She debuted as a member of [[The Queens of Comedy]] and earned recognition as a [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]]. In 2002, she received a nomination for the [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]]. She transitioned to mainstream roles starring in the [[UPN]] series ''[[The Parkers]]'' (1999–2004) and the films ''[[Phat Girlz]]'' (2006) and ''[[Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins]]'' (2008). 

Mo'Nique was critically acclaimed for her performance in the film ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' (2009), for which she won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]], becoming the fourth African-American woman to win the award, in addition to [[List of awards and nominations received by Mo'Nique|accolades]] at the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]], [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]], and [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. After hosting her talk show ''[[The Mo'Nique Show]]'' (2009–2011), she earned a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for the [[HBO]] film ''[[Bessie (film)|Bessie]]'' (2015) and starred in [[Lee Daniels]]' [[Netflix]] film [[The Deliverance (film)|''The Deliverance'']] (2024).