Mo'nique has proven she do not shy away om tacklg ntroversial rol cludg the abive mother she played the 2009 film "Prec" that helped her sre an Osr, but now she is lookg to spark dialogue as the God fearg mother of a gay Christian son the film "Blackbird."
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MO'NIQUE: THE GAY TERVIEW
In her wi-rangg standup special My Name Is Mo'Nique, now streamg on Netflix, the Osr wner, 55, relled growg up Baltimore and wnsg her grandmother MiMi's troubled relatnship wh one of her kids, ma difficult bee relig MiMi "uld not e to grips that she had a gay dghter. “See, my grandmother uld not e to grips that she had a gay dghter, ” Mo’Nique ntu.
While Mo’Nique appeared the lead role of the turn-of-the-century s The Parkers and hosted her own TV talk show, The Mo’Nique Show, her breakout role was playg an abive mother the gay director Lee Daniels’ 2009 dramatic film Prec, a role that won her the Amy Award for Bt Supportg Actrs. “See, my grandmother uld not e to grips that she had a gay dghter.
MONIQUE WILSON IS GAY AND HAS NCER
Bee I saw how they treated the [gay] people my fay wh that ‘disease.