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 Die Parkers (1999).
Mo'Nique's huge international breakthrough came with her performance in
the independent feature film
Precious - Das Leben ist kostbar (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.
