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Aliases: Onika Tanya Maraj , Roman Zolanski , Harajuku Barbie , Barbie , نیکی میناژ

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

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Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

America's Next Top Model
Average
5
American Idol
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5

American Idol

(2002) Self - Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race
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8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
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6

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

(2010) Self - Guest Judge
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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7
MTV Video Music Awards
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8
MTV Movie & TV Awards
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8

MTV Movie & TV Awards

(1992) Self / Presenter
MTV Europe Music Awards
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10

MTV Europe Music Awards

(1994) Self - Host

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Self
2024 The Shadow
Self (archive footage)
2020 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2019 Pinky (voice)
2018 Self (archive footage)
N/A
2017 N/A
2016 Nicki Minaj
Self - Vocals
Draya
2015 Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
2014 Self - Performer
Herself
Nicki Minaj
Self (archive footage)
Lydia
Self
2013 Self
Sugilite (voice)
Self - Vocals
Self
Self (archive footage)
2012 Self
N/A
Steffie (voice)
2011 Self
Self
2010 Herself
Self (archive footage)
Self - Guest Judge
2009 Self - Guest
Self - Guest Judge
N/A
2007 Self
Herself
Self
2005 N/A
2003 Self
Guest
2002 Self - Judge
1995 Self
1994 Self - Performer
Self - Host
1992 Self / Presenter
Herself
1984 Self - Performer
Self - Host
Self
1981 Self
1975 Self - Musical Guest
N/A
1974 Self - Musical Guest
Self (archive footage)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Writer
1975 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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