With a net worth of 13 million dollars, Mo’Nique is one of the legendary comedians and actors in the American entertainment industry. Mo’Nique has amassed most of the wealth through her career as a comedian and actor. However, she has been involved in other endeavors that have had an impact on her net worth.
Mo’Nique rose to prominence in the 1990s when he played the role of Nikki in the television series The Parkers. Afterwards, she started getting various major roles which have seen her succeed in Hollywood.
Salary and Career Earnings
At her peak, Mo’Nique earned between 2-3 million dollars per year and this significantly contributed to her fortune. For her various roles on different television shows, Mo’Nique has been paid varying amounts. For a role in the film Precious, she was paid 50,000 dollars, which she felt was below her normal pay.
Besides, Monique noted that Oprah and Tyler Perry, who were the film’s producers, put her in a difficult situation. They expected her to do free promotion for the movie, but they had agreed that if she won a Grammy for her role, she would be paid over 6 million dollars for her net role. However, the two producers went on to say that Mo’Nique was a difficult person to work with; this cost her her career, and it was hard for her to get major roles.
While talking to Shannon Sharpe on his podcast Club Shay Shay, she mentioned that Tyler’s and Oprah’s actions cost her over 20 million dollars. For her role as Nicole Parker in the television show The Parkers, Mo’Nique was paid quite well; in the last season of the show, she was earning 55,000 per episode, totaling 1.2 million dollars for that season only.
Early Life and Career
Mo’Nique is a Maryland native and the youngest in a family of four. She went through all the levels of studies, and after college she started working in a phone company as a customer service representative. Soon afterward, she ventured into the entertainment industry, beginning as a comedian.
After doing comedy for some time, Mo’Nique transitioned to acting, landing her major role in the television show The Parkers. Over the years, she has appeared in several television shows and films. Besides, Mo’Nique has hosted and co-hosted a number of shows, including The Mo’Nique Show. She has achieved success as an actress, but she has always spoken of the pay disparities in Hollywood. In February 2024, in Shannon Sharpe’s podcast, she applauded Taraji for talking about the pay disparities in Hollywood.
Tax Issues
Mo’Nique has had issues with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for not paying her taxes on time. The body noted that she had not paid a total of 389,000 dollars in taxes in the years 2013 and 2014, for which they placed a lien. Her tax debt had piled up to over 600,000 dollars in 2019, but it seems she cleared the debt. She has not been placed on a lien since, and her financial journey appears to be heading in the right direction.