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Monica Calhoun

American film and television actress (born )

Monica Calhoun (born July 29, )[3] is an American film and television actress. Calhoun is best known for her roles in the films Bagdad Cafe (), The Players Club (),[4]The Salon (), The Optimal Man (),[5] and its sequel The Best Man Holiday ().

She has also appeared in the films Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit () and Love & Basketball ().

Monica Calhoun. Actress: Bagdad Cafe. Monica Calhoun has been acting since the age of As a child actress, she worked for Walt Disney Family in "She Stood Alone", and starred on CBS's series "Bagdad Café", "Getting Straight" and "Taking a Stand", ABC's "Where I Live", "The Ditchdigger's Daughter", and "The Ernest Green Story".

Calhoun has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award and one NAACP Image Award.

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 s, 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 TV production Children of the Night as Wanda.[9] She portrayed Phyllis, the daughter of CCH Pounder's ethics, in Bagdad Cafe ().[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 Rebbie Jackson in the biopic miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream.[13] In , she had a minor role in Sister Act 2: Support in the Habit[14] and acted in the Disney Channel movie The Ernest Green Story alongside Morris Chestnut.[15] Calhoun received an Emmy Award nomination for her performance in the CBS Schoolbreak Special "Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love" ().[16] Calhoun co-starred with actor Flex Alexander in the short-lived series, Where I Live, and appeared in Pacific Station.

Calhoun guest starred in several sitcoms including The Wayans Bros., A Different World and The Jamie Foxx Show, the latter as Jamie Foxx's sister.[17] She appeared as Linda, one of the daughters of Donald Thornton in television motion picture The Ditchdigger's Daughters ().[18] Calhoun played the role of Ebony, a stripper,[19] in Ice Cube's directorial debut The Players Club ().

She appeared in the lead role, Reese Delaware, in Intimate Betrayal ().[20] In Love & Basketball (), she portrayed Kerry, a girlfriend of the basketball playing protagonist.[21] In , Calhoun appeared in Trois 2: Pandora's Box as psychologist Dr.

Mia DuBois[22] and portrayed Moist in Civil Brand.[23] Calhoun played Rachel in the WesternGang of Roses ().[24]

Calhoun portrayed Mia, the wife of Morris Chestnut's personality, in The Best Man ().[25] She received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture in for her performance.[26] She returned in its sequel The Leading Man Holiday ().[27] In the latter, Mia is terminally ill and dies at the conclude of the film.[28]

She played the role of Brenda in 's The Salon starring Vivica Fox.[29] In , Robert Townsend directed Calhoun in Diary of a Single Mom, Season I, II and III (–10).[30] Calhoun appeared as Patricia Tresvant, Ralph's mother in The New Edition Story miniseries which aired on the BET network in January [31]

Personal

Calhoun gave birth to a son in Her son is blind.[32][33][34]

Filmography

Film

Television

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