Monica Calhoun (born July 29, 1971)^[3] is an American film and televisionactress. Calhoun is best known for her roles in the filmsBagdad Cafe (1987),The Players Club (1998),^[4]The Salon (2005),The Best Man (1999),^[5] and its sequelThe Best Man Holiday (2013). She has also appeared in the filmsSister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) andLove & Basketball (2000). Calhoun has been nominated for aDaytime Emmy Award and oneNAACP Image Award.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^[1] Calhoun is the daughter of Lorine Calhoun.^[6] She moved toCalifornia in the late 1970s, and began acting while in sixth grade.^[7] Calhoun attended theLos Angeles County High School for the Arts.^[8]

Calhoun made her acting debut in the 1985 TV filmChildren of the Night as Wanda.^[9] She portrayed Phyllis, the daughter ofCCH Pounder's character, inBagdad Cafe (1987).^[10] Calhoun was the only actor inBagdad Cafe to return for thetelevision series,^[11] albeit the character's name was changed to Debbie.^[12] The televised adaptation lasted two seasons before being cancelled.

She portrayedRebbie Jackson in the 1992 biopic miniseriesThe Jacksons: An American Dream.^[13] In 1993, she had a minor role inSister Act 2: Back in the Habit^[14] and acted in theDisney Channel filmThe Ernest Green Story alongsideMorris Chestnut.^[15] Calhoun received anEmmy Award nomination for her performance in theCBS Schoolbreak Special "Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love" (1993).^[16] Calhoun co-starred with actorFlex Alexander in the short-lived series,Where I Live, and appeared inPacific Station.

Calhoun guest starred in several sitcoms includingThe Wayans Bros.,A Different World andThe Jamie Foxx Show, the latter asJamie Foxx's sister.^[17] She appeared as Linda, one of the daughters of Donald Thornton in television filmThe Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997).^[18] Calhoun played the role of Ebony, astripper,^[19] inIce Cube's directorial debutThe Players Club (1998).

She appeared in the lead role, Reese Delaware, inIntimate Betrayal (1999).^[20] InLove & Basketball (2000), she portrayed Kerry, a girlfriend of the basketball playing protagonist.^[21] In 2002, Calhoun appeared inTrois 2: Pandora's Box as psychologist Dr. Mia DuBois^[22] and portrayed Wet inCivil Brand.^[23] Calhoun played Rachel in theWesternGang of Roses (2003).^[24]

Calhoun portrayed Mia, the wife of Morris Chestnut's character, inThe Best Man (1999).^[25] She received anNAACP Image Award nomination forOutstanding Actress in a Motion Picture in 2000 for her performance.^[26] She returned in its sequelThe Best Man Holiday (2013).^[27] In the latter, Mia is terminally ill and dies at the end of the film.^[28]

She played the role of Brenda in 2007'sThe Salon starringVivica Fox.^[29] In 2009,Robert Townsend directed Calhoun inDiary of a Single Mom, Season I, II and III (2008–10).^[30] Calhoun appeared as Patricia Tresvant, Ralph's mother inThe New Edition Story miniseries which aired on the BET network in January 2017.^[31]

Calhoun gave birth to a son in 2000. Her son is blind.^[32][33][34]

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