Mo'Nique Filmography and Major Film Roles
Mo'Nique has appeared in more than 40 film and television projects since the mid-1990s, with her feature film debut in the 1999 comedy The Best Man. Her most commercially successful film role is the 2009 drama Precious, which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She also starred in the 2017 comedy The Queens of Comedy Reunion and the 2023 Lifetime film The Reading. Her film work spans comedy, drama, and holiday genres, with frequent collaborations with directors such as Lee Daniels and Tyler Perry.
Selected Film Box Office and Awards
Box Office Mojo lists Mo'Nique's filmography with cumulative global box office receipts exceeding $500 million across her credited films. Her performance in Precious contributed to the film's $63.5 million worldwide gross on a $10 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. In television, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Ugly Betty in 2010 and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series, or Dramatic Special for The Deliverance in 2024.
Television Series and Streaming Projects
Mo'Nique's television career includes starring roles in the sitcoms The Parkers (1999-2004) and Ugly Betty (2006-2010), as well as guest appearances on Empire and Black-ish. She hosted the talk show The Mo'Nique Show on BET from 2009 to 2011, which earned her the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series. Her recent streaming projects include the Netflix limited series The Deliverance (2024) and the Lifetime film