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Nicki Minaj

Acting
Known For

42 Years Old

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.

Born

Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago on 8th December 1982

All Credits

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
America's Next Top Model Image
America's Next Top Model
Guest
Keeping Up with the Kardashians Image
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
Steven Universe Image
Steven Universe
Sugilite (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Herself
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race Image
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
American Idol Image
American Idol
Self - Judge
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards Image
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Presenter
MTV Europe Music Awards Image
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Host
MTV Europe Music Awards Image
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Performer
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Image
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
American Music Awards Image
American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Performer
History 101 Image
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Image
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self
Radio Disney Music Awards Image
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self
Ice Age: Continental Drift Image
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Steffie (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Image
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Pinky (voice)
Entertainment Tonight Image
Entertainment Tonight
Self
The Other Woman Image
The Other Woman
Lydia
Nicki Minaj: My Truth Image
Nicki Minaj: My Truth
Barbershop: The Next Cut Image
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Draya
Feels Good Man Image
Feels Good Man
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Image
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special Image
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
Britney Spears - Live The Femme Fatale Tour Image
Britney Spears - Live The Femme Fatale Tour
Self
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet Image
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet
Self (archive footage)
Justin Bieber's Believe Image
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour Image
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self - Vocals
Runaway Image
Runaway
Narrator (voice)
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double Image
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. Image
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Self (archive footage)
Madonna: MDNA World Tour Image
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Self - Vocals
New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor Image
New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor
Self (archive footage)
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special Image
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
Nicki Minaj
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Image
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Self - Performer
The Carter Image
The Carter
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop Image
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Self (archive footage)
The Re-Up Image
The Re-Up
Self
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again Image
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again
Self
Playtime Is Over Image
Playtime Is Over
Self
Ariana Grande: Live at Coachella 2019 Image
Ariana Grande: Live at Coachella 2019
self
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me Image
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
Self (archive footage)
LEFT TO DIE Image
LEFT TO DIE
The Shadow
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now Image
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now
Herself
Nicki Minaj: Queen of Rap Image
Nicki Minaj: Queen of Rap
Self (archive footage)
Nicki Minaj - Road To Success Image
Nicki Minaj - Road To Success
Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour Image
Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour
Nicki Minaj
The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition Image
The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition
Herself