Monica Calhoun
Monica Calhoun | |
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Born | [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 29, 1971
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985–present |
Known for | Mia Morgan – The Best Man, The Best Man Holiday Ebony – The Players Club |
Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (163.8 cm)[2] |
Children | 1 |
Monica Calhoun (born July 29, 1971)
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] Calhoun is the daughter of Lorine Calhoun.[6] She moved to California in the late 1970s, and began acting while in sixth grade.[7] Calhoun attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.[8]
Career
Calhoun made her acting debut in the 1985 TV film Children of the Night as Wanda.[9] She portrayed Phyllis, the daughter of CCH Pounder's character, in Bagdad Cafe (1987).[10] Calhoun was the only actor in Bagdad Cafe to return for the television series,[11] albeit the character's name was changed to Debbie.[12] The televised adaptation lasted two seasons before being cancelled.
She portrayed
Calhoun guest starred in several sitcoms including
She appeared in the lead role, Reese Delaware, in Intimate Betrayal (1999).[20] In Love & Basketball (2000), she portrayed Kerry, a girlfriend of the basketball playing protagonist.[21] In 2002, Calhoun appeared in Trois 2: Pandora's Box as psychologist Dr. Mia DuBois[22] and portrayed Wet in Civil Brand.[23] Calhoun played Rachel in the Western Gang of Roses (2003).[24]
Calhoun portrayed Mia, the wife of Morris Chestnut's character, in
She played the role of Brenda in 2007's
Personal
Calhoun gave birth to a son in 2000. Her son is blind. [32][33][34]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Children of the Night | Wanda | TV movie |
1987 | Bagdad Cafe | Phyllis | |
1989 | Heart and Soul | Janet | TV movie |
1991 | She Stood Alone | Eliza Hammond | TV movie |
1993 | The Ernest Green Story | Minnijean Brown | TV movie |
Jack the Bear | Sondra | ||
Younger and Younger | Jaime-Lee | ||
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Classroom Kid | ||
1996 | Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault | Evonne | TV movie |
1997 | The Ditchdigger's Daughters | Linda | TV movie |
Damn Whitey | Young Woman | Short | |
1998 | The Players Club | Ebony | |
Park Day | Tamala Davis | ||
1999 | The Best Man | Mia Morgan | |
Intimate Betrayal | Reese Delaware | TV movie | |
2000 | Love & Basketball | Kerry | |
Nature Boy | Maria Cole | TV movie | |
2001 | Faux Pas | - | |
2002 | Turnaround | Cammy | |
Civil Brand | Wet | ||
Trois 2: Pandora's Box | Dr. Mia DuBois | ||
2003 | Love Chronicles | Maya | |
Gang of Roses | Rachel | ||
2004 | Justice | Sharice | |
2005 | The Salon | Brenda | |
Friends and Lovers | Debra | Video | |
2013 | The Best Man Holiday | Mia M. Sullivan | |
2016 | Everything But A Man | Vanessa | |
No Regrets | Nina Thomas | ||
2020 | Leroy | Joey | |
2023 | Deadly Entanglement | Deidra |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Vonette | Episode: "15 and Getting Straight" |
1990–91 | Bagdad Cafe | Debbie | Main Cast |
1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Rebbie Jackson | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | Carol | Episode: "Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love" | |
1993 | A Different World
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Yolanda | Episode: "Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?" |
Where I Live | Kaiya | Episode: "Big Mon on Campus" | |
1994 | Sweet Justice | Kara | Episode: "Fourth Quarter" |
1995 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Temple Baham | Episode: "What About Your Friends" |
1996 | The Wayans Bros. | Vanessa | Episode: "Unbrotherly Love" |
1997 | Good News | Cynthia Porter | Episode: "Try a Little Tenderness" |
1998 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Kim | Episode: "Swing Out Sister" |
2000 | Malcolm & Eddie | Helena | Episode: "Moving Violations" |
2003 | NYPD Blue | Denise Woodson | Episode: "I Kid You Not" |
Strong Medicine | Paige Wheeler | Episode: "Coming Clean" | |
2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Wood | Episode: "Break on Through" |
Everybody Hates Chris | Charlotte | Episode: "Everybody Hates Funerals" | |
2007 | Dirt | Chelle | Episode: "Pilot" |
2008 | Cold Case | Phoebe Curtis (1989) | Episode: "Triple Threat" |
2009–11 | Diary of a Single Mom | Ocean | Main Cast |
2017 | The New Edition Story | Patricia Tresvant | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
2022 | The Best Man: The Final Chapters | Mia Sullivan | Recurring Cast |
References
- ^ a b "Monica Calhoun". Hollywood.com. Hollywood. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Monica Calhoun Height Weight Measurements". Pikastar. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ My Heritage - Monica Calhoun
- ISBN 9780814741221. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Magazine, JET (October 25, 1999). "Friends Reunite For A Wedding And Scandalous Secrets Are Revealed in "The Best Man"". Google Books. Johnson Publishing Company. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ISBN 9781599831985. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- The Boca Raton News. p. 7.
- The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ISBN 9780899506777.
- ISBN 9780253211200.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (March 30, 1990). "'Full House' carries a message tonight". Times-News. p. 23.
- ^ "Whoopi Goldberg And Jean Stapleton: Actresses Star In TV's New 'Bagdad Cafe'". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 23, 1990. p. 59.
- ISBN 9781476687353.
- ^ McArt, Nora (January 21, 1995). "Kids Shows: The importance of friendship". Lawrence Journal-World.
- ISBN 9780810879171.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (March 31, 1993). "CBS tops Daytime Emmy noms". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Highlights". Boca Raton News. June 6, 1999. p. 41.
- ^ Lee, Misti C. (December 12, 1996). "Step back in time this holiday". Star-News. p. 5D.
- ISBN 9780761870630.
- ISBN 9780253348296.
- ISBN 9780810876538.
- ^ "Rainforest Films to release 'Pandora's Box' in August". Indianapolis Recorder. p. C1.
- ISBN 9781557836397.
- Scarecrow Press. p. 99.
- ^ Carr, Jay (October 25, 1999). "Lee's 'Best Man' is cause to celebrate". Star-News. p. 4D.
- ^ "NAACP announces Image Award nominees". The Michigan Daily. December 2, 1999. p. 13B.
- ^ Farber, Stephen (November 13, 2013). "The Best Man Holiday: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Spitz, Marc (December 4, 2014). "Entries in the Silver Bell Sweepstakes". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (May 10, 2007). "Cutting Hair and Cutting Remarks". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Reeves, Ronke Idowu (February 10, 2014). "Monica Calhoun: "I Heard They Are Doing a Third Best Man Film"". BET.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 5, 2016). "La La Anthony, Yvette Nicole Brown, Monica Calhoun Among Five Cast In 'New Edition: The Movie' On BET". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Ebony Magazine (March 2001). "Celebrity Parents". Google Books. Johnson Publishing Company. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Live Ramp Up - Film actress Monica Calhoun son and brothers' illness - November 6, 2016
- ^ Ebony Magazine (May 2001). "The New Motherhood". Google Books. Johnson Publishing Company. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
External links
- Monica Calhoun at IMDb
- Monica Calhoun at AllMovie