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.
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Steven Universe
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First Aired: Nov 04, 2013
American Idol
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First Aired: Jun 11, 2002
MTV Video Music Awards
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Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 14, 1984
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
American Music Awards
as Self - Musical Guest
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 19, 1974
Nicki Minaj: My Truth
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 04, 2012
MTV Video Music Awards
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 14, 1984
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Entertainment Tonight
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Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Performer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1984
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 10, 1995
Radio Disney Music Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2013
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1992
America's Next Top Model
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 20, 2003
History 101
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 22, 2020
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 01, 2010
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 24, 1994
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Performer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 24, 1994
Saturday Night Live
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 2009
The Graham Norton Show
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 2007
SNL Digital Shorts
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First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
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