Acting
Monica Calhoun
Born July 29, 1971 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (age 54)
No biography available.
Known For
Civil Brand · 2002Civil Brand
★ 7.02002
MovieCrimeDrama
Forced to work under slave-like conditions in a "prison for profit" program, the inmates of a mostly-African-American female prison, Whitehead Correctional, try to take over the institution.
The Best Man · 1999The Best Man
★ 6.61999
MovieDramaComedy
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
Love & Basketball · 2000Love & Basketball
★ 7.32000
MovieComedyDrama
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
The Players Club · 1998The Players Club
★ 6.31998
MovieComedyDrama
Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club, Diana's convinced there's fast money to be made stripping.
Bagdad Cafe · 1987Bagdad Cafe
★ 7.21987
MovieComedyDrama
A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspicious to Brenda, the exasperated owner who has difficulty making ends meet. But when an unlikely magic sparks between the two women, this lonely desert outpost is transformed into a thriving and popular oasis.
Younger and Younger · 1993Younger and Younger
★ 4.21993
MovieFantasyComedy
The eccentric owner of a Los Angeles self-storage company finds his world come crashing down when his long-suffering wife dies, only to return as a beautiful ghost.
She Stood Alone · 1991She Stood Alone
★ 8.01991
MovieDramaTV Movie
Prudence Crandall establishes herself in Cantenbury, and starts a girls-school. When Eliza Harris, a black girl, wants to take lessons at this school, the local people resist and forbid their daughters to go to the school any longer. William Lloyd Garrison, writer of The Liberator, helps Prudence to turn her school to a black girls-school.
Park Day · 1998Park Day
★ 9.71998
MovieDrama
Residents of a black Missouri community experience a long and eventful day of reckoning.
Movies
Civil Brand · 2002Civil Brand
★ 7.02002
MovieCrimeDrama
Forced to work under slave-like conditions in a "prison for profit" program, the inmates of a mostly-African-American female prison, Whitehead Correctional, try to take over the institution.
The Best Man · 1999The Best Man
★ 6.61999
MovieDramaComedy
After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to hide the fact that his saucy new book is loosely based on the lives and loves of his tight-knit group of friends. Harper is set to be best man at his friend Lance's wedding, and all his friends will be in attendance. When an advance copy of the book makes its way into the hands of his ex-flame, Jordan, Harper attempts to keep it under wraps.
Love & Basketball · 2000Love & Basketball
★ 7.32000
MovieComedyDrama
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
The Players Club · 1998The Players Club
★ 6.31998
MovieComedyDrama
Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club, Diana's convinced there's fast money to be made stripping.
Bagdad Cafe · 1987Bagdad Cafe
★ 7.21987
MovieComedyDrama
A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspicious to Brenda, the exasperated owner who has difficulty making ends meet. But when an unlikely magic sparks between the two women, this lonely desert outpost is transformed into a thriving and popular oasis.
Younger and Younger · 1993Younger and Younger
★ 4.21993
MovieFantasyComedy
The eccentric owner of a Los Angeles self-storage company finds his world come crashing down when his long-suffering wife dies, only to return as a beautiful ghost.
She Stood Alone · 1991She Stood Alone
★ 8.01991
MovieDramaTV Movie
Prudence Crandall establishes herself in Cantenbury, and starts a girls-school. When Eliza Harris, a black girl, wants to take lessons at this school, the local people resist and forbid their daughters to go to the school any longer. William Lloyd Garrison, writer of The Liberator, helps Prudence to turn her school to a black girls-school.
Park Day · 1998Park Day
★ 9.71998
MovieDrama
Residents of a black Missouri community experience a long and eventful day of reckoning.
The Best Man Holiday · 2013The Best Man Holiday
★ 6.52013
MovieComedy
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.
Gang of Roses · 2003Gang of Roses
★ 5.22003
MovieWesternAction
In 1828 the town of Flat Ridge is over run by a band of outlaws looking for lost treasure said to be buried somewhere in town. In their quest for dominance, the outlaws kill Sally, a prostitute who happens to be the sister of Rachel and a former member of the disbanded Rose Gang. With the weight of grief on her heart, Rachel decides to shed her new found religious faith to bring vengeance upon her sister's killers. After laying Sally to rest, Rachel goes in search of her former posse to assist her in avenging her sister's death.
Jack the Bear · 1993Jack the Bear
★ 6.41993
MovieDramaComedy
Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of his wife.
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault · 1996Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
★ 7.11996
MovieDramaTV Movie
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.
Pandora's Box · 2002Pandora's Box
★ 5.72002
MovieDramaThriller
Stuck in a dull marriage, successful shrink Mia DuBois follows a patient's advice and exposes her wild side at a private underground club, where she meets a handsome stranger and begins an affair that may cost her more than just her husband.
Truth Be Told · 2002Truth Be Told
★ 7.32002
MovieDrama
Rayne Johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden opportunity for a new improved lifestyle, managing to outsmart the crooked cops who are very eager to see her disappear.
No Regrets · 2016No Regrets
★ 7.22016
MovieDramaRomance
This film is a romantic comedy about a stewardess (Calhoun), who after 12 years of dating (Joseph) as college sweethearts (along with several marriage proposals in between), meets a business man going through a divorce (White) on one of her job layovers. As expected, sparks fire and unexpectedly a traumatic past is revealed, and the couples lives are changed.
Children of the Night · 1985Children of the Night
★ 6.31985
MovieDrama
A sociology graduate student researches her doctoral thesis on female crime by interviewing street prostitutes. Shocked by her findings, she offers her own apartment to teenage prostitutes seeking refuge from the streets, many of whom are rejected by their parents and are dependent on their pimps.
Love Chronicles · 2003Love Chronicles
★ 6.72003
MovieComedyRomance
A disc jockey invites a relationship therapist as an on-air guest. They explore LA relationship struggles through three different callers' unbelievable stories, and in the process the DJ discovers his own love issues.
The Salon · 2005The Salon