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Mo'Nique: 'I became monster for 'Precious'
Published Monday, Nov 9 2009, 08:11 GMT | By Marcell Minaya
Rex Features
The comedian and talkshow host, who plays an abusive mother in the Lee Daniels-directed Harlem drama, has disclosed that as a child she was molested, and from that experience brought to life the character of Mary.
The actress told People: "Coming from being molested as a child, when director Lee Daniels said, 'I need you to be this monster', well, I knew who that monster was."
As for receiving a possible Oscar nomination for her role, she added: "Any buzz, I'm appreciative of."
Precious, based on Sapphire's novel Push, is currently playing in limited release in the US and arrives in UK cinemas on January 29, 2010.
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