Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 08, 1982
Place of Birth
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Credits
59 titles
Nicki Minaj
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Barbie
Songs
Feels Good Man
Self (archive footage)
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Charlie's Angels
Songs
Hottieween
Songs
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Pinky (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Songs
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Self (archive footage)
Nicki Minaj - Road to Success
Self
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Fifty Shades Darker
Songs
Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour
Nicki Minaj
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self - Vocals
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Draya
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Pinkprint Movie
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again
Self
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Self - Performer
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
Nicki Minaj
The Other Woman
Lydia
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
Steven Universe
Sugilite (voice)
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet
Self (archive footage)
The Re-Up
Self
Nicki Minaj: My Truth
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Steffie (voice)
Madonna - Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
Britney Spears Live - The Femme Fatale Tour
Self
Playtime Is Over
Self
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now
Herself
Runaway
Narrator (voice)
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Self (archive footage)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
The Carter
The Come Up: Volume 15 Gangsta Grillz Edition
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition
Herself
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
American Idol
Self - Judge
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Host