Nicki Minaj
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 8, 1982 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Biography
Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982) is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer and songwriter, as well as an actress and voice actress. Known professionally as Nicki Minaj, she is hailed as the most famous female rapper in the planet, notably acclaimed for her versatility as an artist, her sharp lyrics and animated flow in her rapping, including alter egos and hyper accents. As a small child, Minaj lived with her grandmother in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobego until moving to New York City to live with her parents when she was five years old. Her father, Robert Maraj, a financial executive and part-time gospel singer, is of Indo-Trinidadian and Afro-Trinidadian descent, while her mother, Carol Maraj, also a gospel singer, is of Afro-Trinidadian ancestry. Minaj graduated from the LaGuardia High School in Manhattan, which focuses on visual and performing arts with the intention to become an actress, and in 2001 was cast in the Off-Broadway play 'In Case You Forget'. Nicki Minaj earned public attention after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 and 2009, signing to Young Money Entertainment and outshining other artists in her infamous features all before the release of her first studio album 'Pink Friday' in 2010, which skyrocketed her into a global and cultural icon, her influence, popularity and acclaim only growing to cement her as an icon of over the course of the decade. She is the most followed rapper of all time on the social media platform, Instagram. Nicki Minaj made her film debut in a voice acting role for the 2012 animated film 'Ice Age: Continental Drift', followed by supporting roles in 'The Other Woman' (2014) and a voice acting role in 'Angry Birds Movie 2' (2019). She has appeared as self-archive footage in multiple films and documentaries, and stated in early 2022 her intention to return her focus to acting with her biggest role to date.
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Filmography
Nicki Minaj: Queen of Rap
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Feels Good Man
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
History 101
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Movie · as Pinky (voice)
Nicki Minaj - Road to Success
Movie · as Self
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Movie
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Movie · as Draya
Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour
Movie · as Nicki Minaj
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again
Movie · as Self
The Pinkprint Movie
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
Movie · as Nicki Minaj
The Other Woman
Movie · as Lydia
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Movie · as Self - Performer
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Justin Bieber's Believe
Movie · as Self
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Radio Disney Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Steven Universe
TV · as Sugilite (voice), Sugilite (voice) (archive sound) · 1 ep
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Movie · as Steffie (voice)
The Re-Up
Movie · as Self
Nicki Minaj: My Truth
TV · 3 eps
Britney Spears Live - The Femme Fatale Tour
Movie · as Self
Playtime Is Over
Movie · as Self
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now
Movie · as Herself
Runaway
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Carter
Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Come Up: Volume 15 Gangsta Grillz Edition
Movie
The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition
Movie · as Herself
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
TV · as Self · 1 ep
America's Next Top Model
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 2 eps
American Idol
TV · as Self - Judge, Self - Performer · 37 eps
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV · as Self - Performer, Self - Host · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self / Presenter · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 2 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self - Performer, Self - Host · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 5 eps
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 4 eps