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Monica

Singer-songwriter / Composer / Songwriter / Musician / Record Producer / Television Producer / Actress / Film Actress | * 10/24/1980 (43) | College Park, Georgia (United States of America (USA))
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Monica Denise Arnold (formerly Brown; born October 24, 1980) is an American singer, rapper and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of ten. Monica signed with record producer Dallas Austin through his label Rowdy Records in 1993, and gained prominence following the release of her debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995). Her follow up releases were met with further commercial success; her second, The Boy Is Mine (1998) remains her best-selling album and spawned three singles that peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100: "The Boy Is Mine" (with Brandy), "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine". She then parted ways with Arista and Rowdy Records in favor of Clive Davis' J Records upon the label's launch in 2000. Her Japan-exclusive third album, All Eyez on Me (2002) was met with a steep critical and commercial decline, although its partial re-issue, After the Storm (2003), served as her fourth album and became her first to debut atop the US Billboard 200. Executive produced and largely written by rapper Missy Elliott, it was led by the single "So Gone", which peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Her fifth and sixth albums, The Makings of Me (2006) and Still Standing (2010) also peaked atop... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Comedies

Awards & Nominations for Monica

2x Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals BET Her Award Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist 2x Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album – Female 3x Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2x Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals 2x Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist BET Award for Viewer's Choice BET Her Award Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
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Movies with Monica as Actress(6)

as Lisa Cross2009 Pastor Brown
as Waffle House Waitress2006 ATL
as Katie2000 Boys and Girls
as Camille Livingston2000 Love Song

TV Shows/Series with Monica as Actress(1)

as herself2019 RuPaul

Additional Information

Full Name: Monica Denise Arnold
Born: Friday, 10/24 1980 (October) in College Park, Georgia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 43 years + 157 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: North Clayton High School
Record Label: Arista Records, J Records, RCA Records, Rowdy Records
Spouses (current/former): Shannon Brown
Other names for Monica (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Monica Brown"
"Monica Arnold"
"Monica Denise Arnold"
"Monica Denise Brown"
"Monica (singer)"
"Monica (Sängerin)"
Monica frequently works together with these people:
Rockmond Dunbar (3x, Actor)
Keith David (2x, Actor)
Michael Jackson (2x, Actor)
T.I. (2x, Actor)
Tasha Smith (2x, Actress)
Tionne Watkins (2x, Actress)
Ron Petagna (2x, Crew)
Charles Oakley (2x, Cast)
Michael Stone (2x, Crew)
Hudson Scheel (1x, Cast)

Other people with this name: Monica (US), Monica (IN)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:934318, Added: 11/20/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024