Actress Monica Calhoun moved cross country with her family to California where as a child and that's where her work in Hollywood began with famed director F. Gary Gray.
Over the years, Monica made her presence known on-screen in films like The Best Man series, Players Club, Bagdad Café, and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.
She went on to appear in films with other notable stars in the late ’90s/ early 2000s, but one of her best-known roles is that of the character "Mia" in The Best Man movies.
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In the sequel, Best Man Holiday, Mia is a wife and mother who longs for her friends--who are like family--to get back together during the holidays.
No matter what their issues or differences, Mia is the voice of reason and shows the importance of family.
It was a role that Monica knows all about she puts her family first as well.
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Monica Calhoun gave the whole world a clue as to why she may have slowed down in the acting business- the reason may be due to her son.
She appeared with him, arm in arm, on the red carpet at The Best Man Holiday premiere.
It appears that he is a special needs child, suffering from blindness.
Her Instagram account showed more pictures of the young man turns 21 this year.
Upon doing further research, her brother also happens to be blind.
But nothing is stopping the actress from achieving her dreams or enjoying her life. Going through her social media, Monica shares her acting jobs along with the joys of raising her incredible son.
"With The Best Man Holiday now on [all platforms], I’d love people to share it with a loved one and open the conversation about preventative health care," says Monica. "I’d love for it to also spark conversations about forgiveness.”
The seasoned actress also shares her passion for self-love, no matter how you look or ailment.
"Beauty is how I feel about myself. If someone is looking at me, and I'm not what their normal idea of beauty is, they see me and they feel my energy saying to them 'I'm gorgeous. I'm beautiful,'" explains Calhoun.
"When you approach that inner beauty feeling, it's hard for someone to not deem you as beautiful. If you don't have on the latest Tom Ford... or if you went to the store and have on the sweater that costs only $9.99, if you exude that beauty within, you are it. Never mind what someone else's initial reaction is. It's an inner beauty feeling that Black women have. It's our aura."
"What's important about Black women is embracing all different aspects of beauty and what beauty is. No matter what kind of hair or style you may have, exude beauty from the inside so that you can manifest it on the outside."
