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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm3747326
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162202
Facebook: https://facebook.com/nickiminaj
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nickiminaj
Filmography (Movies)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/01/2025
Feels Good Man
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/09/2020
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Character:Pinky (voice)
Release Date:02/08/2019
Ariana Grande: Live at Coachella 2019
Character:self
Release Date:19/05/2019
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/09/2018
Nicki Minaj - Road to Success
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2018
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Character:
Release Date:20/09/2017
Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour
Character:Nicki Minaj
Release Date:31/12/2016
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:09/12/2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Character:Draya
Release Date:15/04/2016
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/11/2015
The Pinkprint Movie
Character:
Release Date:19/01/2015
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2015
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:20/09/2014
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
Character:Nicki Minaj
Release Date:17/08/2014
The Other Woman
Character:Lydia
Release Date:16/04/2014
Justin Bieber's Believe
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2013
Madonna: MDNA World Tour
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:22/06/2013
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2013
The Re-Up
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Character:Steffie (voice)
Release Date:27/06/2012
Britney Spears Live - The Femme Fatale Tour
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2011
Playtime Is Over
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2011
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now
Character:Herself
Release Date:28/11/2010
Runaway
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:23/10/2010
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/08/2010
The Carter
Character:
Release Date:15/01/2009
The Come Up: Volume 15 Gangsta Grillz Edition
Character:
Release Date:18/06/2008
The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition
Character:Herself
Release Date:11/10/2007
Television Appearances
History 101
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Steven Universe
Character:Sugilite (voice)
Steven Universe
Character:Sugilite (voice) (archive footage)
Radio Disney Music Awards
Character:Self
Nicki Minaj: My Truth
Character:
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
America's Next Top Model
Character:Guest
American Idol
Character:Self - Judge
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Character:Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
Character:Self - Performer
MTV Europe Music Awards
Character:Self - Host
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self / Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Herself
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Performer
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Host
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Performer
American Music Awards
Character:Self - Musical Guest
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