Nicki Minaj
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Film • 2025
jako Self (archive footage)
Feels Good Man
Film • 2020
jako Self (archive footage)
Historia w pytaniach i odpowiedziach
Serial • 2020
jako Self (archive footage)
Angry Birds: Film 2
Film • 2019
jako Pinky (voice)
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Film • 2018
jako Self (archive footage)
Nicki Minaj - Road to Success
Film • 2018
jako Self
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Film • 2017
Nicki Minaj: The Pinkprint Tour
Film • 2016
jako Nicki Minaj
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Film • 2016
jako Self - Vocals
Barbershop 3: Na ostro
Film • 2016
jako Draya
Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me
Film • 2015
jako Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Serial • 2015
jako Self - Guest
The Pinkprint Movie
Film • 2015
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again
Film • 2015
jako Self
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014
Film • 2014
jako Self
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Film • 2014
jako Self - Performer
Dave Skylark's Very Special VMA Special
Film • 2014
jako Nicki Minaj
Inna kobieta
Film • 2014
jako Lydia
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Serial • 2014
jako Self - Musical Guest
Justin Bieber's Believe
Film • 2013
jako Self
Steven Universe
Serial • 2013
jako Sugilite (voice)
Radio Disney Music Awards
Serial • 2013
jako Self
Nicki Minaj: Pink Planet
Film • 2013
jako Self (archive footage)
The Re-Up
Film • 2012
jako Self
Nicki Minaj: My Truth
Serial • 2012
Epoka Lodowcowa 4: Wędrówka Kontynentów
Film • 2012
jako Steffie (voice)
Britney Spears Live - The Femme Fatale Tour
Film • 2011
jako Self
Playtime Is Over
Film • 2011
jako Self
Nicki Minaj: My Time Now
Film • 2010
jako Herself
Runaway
Film • 2010
jako Narrator (voice)
My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop
Film • 2010
jako Self (archive footage)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Za kulisami!
Serial • 2010
jako Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Serial • 2009
jako Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Serial • 2009
jako Self - Guest Judge
The Carter
Film • 2009
The Come Up: Volume 15 Gangsta Grillz Edition
Film • 2008
Z kamerą u Kardashianów
Serial • 2007
jako Self
The Come Up: The Strip Club Edition
Film • 2007
jako Herself
The Graham Norton Show
Serial • 2007
jako Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Serial • 2003
jako Self
America's Next Top Model
Serial • 2003
jako Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Serial • 2003
jako Self - Musical Guest
American Idol
Serial • 2002
jako Self - Judge
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Serial • 1995
jako Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
Serial • 1994
jako Self - Host
Late Show with David Letterman
Serial • 1993
jako Self - Musical Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Serial • 1992
jako Self / Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Serial • 1992
jako Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Serial • 1984
jako Self - Performer
Entertainment Tonight
Serial • 1981
jako Self
Saturday Night Live
Serial • 1975
jako Self - Musical Guest
People's Choice Awards
Serial • 1975
jako Self - Performer
American Music Awards
Serial • 1974
jako Self - Musical Guest
Nicki Minaj: Queen of Rap
Film
jako Self (archive footage)