Name
Nicki Minaj
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1982-12-08 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
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
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- 2018 Nicki Minaj - Road to Success as Self
- 2013 Justin Bieber's Believe as Self
- 2014 Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special as Nicki Minaj
- 2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift as Steffie (voice)
- 2016 Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self - Vocals
- 2014 The Other Woman as Lydia
- Soon Nicki Minaj: Queen of Rap as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z as Self - Performer
- 2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut as Draya
- 2009 The Carter
- 2011 Britney Spears Live - The Femme Fatale Tour as Self
- 2011 Playtime Is Over as Self
- 2007 The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition as Herself
- 2015 Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour as Nicki Minaj
- 2017 Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
- 2010 My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Pinky (voice)
- 2018 Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 Nicki Minaj: My Time Again as Self
- 2010 Nicki Minaj: My Time Now as Herself
- 2013 Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 Feels Good Man as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 The Re-Up as Self
- 2010 Runaway as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 The Pinkprint Movie
- 2008 The Come Up: Volume 15 Gangsta Grillz Edition
- 2012 Madonna - Super Bowl XLVI halftime show
- 1974 American Music Awards ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1995 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Radio Disney Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self / Presenter
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 America's Next Top Model ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2012 Nicki Minaj: My Truth ( 3 episodes )
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2002 American Idol ( 37 episodes ) as Self - Judge
- 2020 History 101 ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 Steven Universe ( 1 episode ) as Sugilite (voice)
- 2010 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 RuPaul's Drag Race ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 Keeping Up with the Kardashians ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Steven Universe ( 1 episode ) as Sugilite (voice) (archive sound)
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
