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Birthday: Dec 08, 1982
Place of Birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Nicki Minaj - Road To Success 2018
Justin Bieber's Believe Self 2013
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special Nicki Minaj 2014
Madonna: MDNA World Tour Self - Vocals 2013
Ice Age: Continental Drift Steffie (voice) 2012
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour Self - Vocals 2016
The Other Woman Lydia 2014
Nicki Minaj: Queen of Rap Self (archive footage) 1970
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Self - Performer 2014
Barbershop: The Next Cut Draya 2016
The Carter 2009
Britney Spears Live The Femme Fatale Tour Self 2011
Playtime Is Over Self 2011
The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition Herself 2007
New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor Self (archive footage) 2014
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me Self (archive footage) 2015
Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour Nicki Minaj 2016
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double 2017
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop Self (archive footage) 2010
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Pinky (voice) 2019
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. Self (archive footage) 2018
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again Self 2015
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now Herself 2010
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet Self (archive footage) 2013
Feels Good Man Self (archive footage) 2020
Series Cast Year
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Herself 1992
American Music Awards Self - Musical Guest 1974
MTV Video Music Awards Self - Performer 1984
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Self 1995
Radio Disney Music Awards Self 2013
MTV Movie & TV Awards Self / Presenter 1992
MTV Video Music Awards Self - Host 1984
MTV Video Music Awards Self 1984
America's Next Top Model Guest 2003
Nicki Minaj: My Truth 2012
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Saturday Night Live Self - Musical Guest 1975
American Idol Self - Judge 2002
History 101 Self (archive footage) 2020
Steven Universe Sugilite (voice) 2013
73 Questions Self 2014
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Self - Guest 2010
MTV Europe Music Awards Self - Performer 1994
MTV Europe Music Awards Self - Host 1994
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Saturday Night Live 1975
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge 2009
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Keeping Up with the Kardashians Self 2007
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