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Monica Calhoun

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Monica Calhoun at an event for The Salon (2005)
After 12 years with her college sweetheart (and none before him), Nina meets a divorced man at her hotel during her 36 hour layover as air-hostess and spends time with him, his daughter and his ex.
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Monica Calhoun has been acting since the age of 13. As a child actress, she worked for Walt Disney Family in "She Stood Alone", and starred on CBS's series "Bagdad Café", "Getting Straight" and "Taking a Stand", ABC's "Where I Live", "The Ditchdigger's Daughter", and "The Ernest Green Story". She later ventured into drama with roles showing her as the "voice of reason" both on the big and small screens. Examples include "The Best Man", "The Best Man Holiday", "Love and Basketball", NBC's "Sweet Justice" and HBO's "Rebound". She is often the figurehead of the group that keep everyone mellow and going down the righteous path. She also appeared on Apple TV's "Diary of a Single Mom", produced by Robert Townsend, co-starring Billie D. Williams, Richard Roundtree and Diahann Carroll. Comedy is also Calhoun's strong suit in "Bagdad Café", AFI Friends, "Everybody Hates Chris", "The Jamie Foxx Show", "A Different World", "Amen", "Fame", "Wayans Brothers" and "Gang of Roses".

Calhoun is not new to theater, television or feature films. She starred in many BET dramatic roles such as "Imitate Betrayal", and as well as CBS's "Getting Straight", "Younger and Younger" and "What about Your Friends". Other feature films include Disney's "Where I Live" and "Sister Act II", Fox's "Jack the Bear" and "Park Day", ABC's "Heart and Soul" and "Where I Live", Fox's "Dirt", ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and "NYPD Blue", Lionsgate's "Civil Brand", and BET's "New Edition" as Patricia Tresvant, mother of group member Ralph Tresvant. She has also appeared on "The Jacksons: An American Dream", "Pacific Station", "Children of the Night" and "Love Chronicles".

Elsewhere on the stage and screen, Calhoun has appeared in "The Player's Club", "Friends and Lovers", "You Don't Know Me But I'm Famous", "Children of the Universe", "The Salon", "Joan"; "The African American" and "Everything But A Man". Calhoun earned her first credit as co-producer with "No Regrets". Other credits are paving the way for dramatic roles in film and television and many have copied her form of acting through the years. A quiet, shy girl with hidden talents and she comes alive during filming. Monica Calhoun does not disappoint.
BornJuly 29, 1971
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      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Marianne Sägebrecht in Bagdad Café (1987)
    Bagdad Café
    7.4
    • Phyllis
    • 1987
    Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, and Harold Perrineau in Le Mariage de l'année (1999)
    Le Mariage de l'année
    6.7
    • Mia Morgan
    • 1999
    Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in Le Mariage de l'année, 10 ans après (2013)
    Le Mariage de l'année, 10 ans après
    6.6
    • Mia
    • 2013
    Ice Cube, Monica Calhoun, Jamie Foxx, Bernie Mac, LisaRaye McCoy, and Chrystale Wilson in The Players Club (1998)
    The Players Club
    5.8
    • Ebony
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Actress



    • I Am Black and I Am Proud
      • Frankie's Mother
      • Completed
    • Anna Lucasta
      • Katie
      • Pre-production



    • Deadly Entanglement (2023)
      Deadly Entanglement
      5.5
      • Deidra
      • 2023
    • Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
      The Best Man: The Final Chapters
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Mia Morgan
      • 2022
    • Safe Room (2022)
      Safe Room
      5.3
      • Officer Armani
      • 2022
    • Junkyard
      TV Series
      • 2021
    • Eight (2020)
      Eight
      TV Movie
      • 2020
    • Monica Calhoun, Simona Milinyte, and Dequina Moore in Leroy (2020)
      Leroy
      • Joey
      • 2020
    • The New Edition Story (2017)
      The New Edition Story
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Patricia Tresvant
      • 2017
    • Monica Calhoun, Elise Neal, Loretta Devine, Sharon Leal, Caryn Ward, and Brian White in 36 Hour Layover (2016)
      36 Hour Layover
      5.4
      • Nina Thomas
      • 2016
    • Everything But a Man (2016)
      Everything But a Man
      4.9
      • Vanessa
      • 2016
    • Nia Long, Monica Calhoun, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in Le Mariage de l'année, 10 ans après (2013)
      Le Mariage de l'année, 10 ans après
      6.6
      • Mia
      • 2013
    • Diary of a Single Mom (2009)
      Diary of a Single Mom
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Ocean
      • 2009–2011
    • Cold Case : Affaires classées (2003)
      Cold Case : Affaires classées
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Phoebe Curtis '89
      • 2008
    • Courteney Cox in Dirt (2007)
      Dirt
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Chelle
      • 2007
    • Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Vincent Martella, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Tout le monde déteste Chris (2005)
      Tout le monde déteste Chris
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Charlotte
      • 2006
    • Patrick Dempsey, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Sandra Oh, James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and T.R. Knight in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Wood
      • 2006

    Producer



    • Monica Calhoun, Elise Neal, Loretta Devine, Sharon Leal, Caryn Ward, and Brian White in 36 Hour Layover (2016)
      36 Hour Layover
      5.4
      • co-producer
      • 2016

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    "No Regrets" aka "36 Hour Layover"
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    • Height
      • 1.55 m
    • Born
      • July 29, 1971
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Other works
      Appeared in stageplay based on author Eric Jerome Dickey's book Friends and Lovers

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      Has one son (b. 2000).

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    • How old is Monica Calhoun?
      53 years old
    • When was Monica Calhoun born?
      July 29, 1971
    • Where was Monica Calhoun born?
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • How tall is Monica Calhoun?
      5 feet 1 inch, or 1.55 meters
    • What is Monica Calhoun known for?
      Bagdad Cafe, The Players Club, The Best Man, and The Best Man Holiday

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