Birthday: Dec 01, 1985
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe Robinson (born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actor, and model from Kansas City, Kansas. She began her musical career in 2003, and released her debut album 'The ArchAndroid' in 2010 which was met with critical acclaim and gained her international recognition. Monáe made her live action acting film debut in the Academy Award winning 2016 film 'Moonlight'. The same year she starred in the biographical drama film 'Hidden Figures' alongside Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer. For her musical work, Monáe has earned eight Grammy Award nominations.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
Made in America	Self	2013
Janelle Monáe: Live at Lowlands 2014	Self	2014
Janelle Monáe: Live at iTunes Festival 2013	Self	2013
Don't Look		1970
Janelle Monáe at Glastonbury 2019	Self	2019
The Beach Boys	Self	2024
Atlantis		2025
Hidden Figures	Mary Jackson	2016
Janelle Monáe: Live at Glastonbury 2024	Self	2024
Moonlight	Teresa	2016
The Past Is a Grotesque Animal	Self	2014
Rio 2	Dr. Monae (voice)	2014
Prince : Welcome 2 America - MSG New York	Self	2010
Welcome to Marwen	GI Julie	2018
Dirty Computer	Jane 57821	2018
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration	Self - Performer	2016
UglyDolls	Mandy (voice)	2019
Harriet	Marie Buchanon	2019
Lady and the Tramp	Peg (voice)	2019
The Glorias	Dorothy Pitman Hughes	2020
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul	Self	2019
Antebellum	Veronica / Eden	2020
The Maya Rudolph Show	Self	2014
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery	Andi Brand	2022
Is God Is		1970
Series	Cast	Year
Tamron Hall	Self - Guest	2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	2015
We the People	(voice)	2021
Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest	1975
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	2014
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams	Alexis	2017
Human Resources	Claudia (voice)	2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest	1988
The Daily Show	Self	1996
Late Show with David Letterman	Self	1993
The Jennifer Hudson Show		2022
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked	Self - Guest Judge	2010
Austin City Limits	Self	1975
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest	Self - Performer (Los Angeles)	1972
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente	Self	1967
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest	2015
Sex, Explained	Self - Narrator	2020
Stargate Universe	Self	2009
The Oscars	Self	1953
RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge	2009
Homecoming	Jackie Calico / Alex Eastern	2018
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter	Self	2015
Desus & Mero	Self - Illustrious Guest	2019
Lie Detector	Self	2018

Janelle Monáe

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