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  • BIRTH 08/12/1982
  • Country Trinidad & Tobago
  • SHOWS 13
  • MOVIES 14

Nicki Minaj

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.

Nicki Minaj

Shows (13)

RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Judge
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
Self - Guest
History 101
History 101
Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Herself / Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Herself
American Idol
American Idol
Self - Judge
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Herself
Vogue: 73 Questions
Vogue: 73 Questions
Self

Movies (14)

The Other Woman
The Other Woman
Lydia
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Steffie (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Pinky (voice)
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Draya
Justin Bieber's Believe
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
Drift
Drift
Steffie (voice)
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Self - Vocals
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Britney Spears Live The Femme Fatale Tour
Britney Spears Live The Femme Fatale Tour
Self
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Self (archive footage)
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
Self (archive footage)
LIL WAYNE LIVE @ Rolling Loud Cali 2023
LIL WAYNE LIVE @ Rolling Loud Cali 2023
The Carter
The Carter
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Self - Performer