Janelle Monáe
Actor · Music · Producer · Executive Producer
Born Dec 1, 1985 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Active 2013–present · Awards: MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Single, Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Black Reel Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award, Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Janelle Monáe Robinson (born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actor, and model from Kansas City, Kansas.
Filmography
Is God Is (2026) — AngieBass X Machina (2026) — Glory (voice)Never Saw Me Coming — Tanya Smith · ProducerHidden Figures (2016) — Mary Jackson · SongsMoonlight (2016) — TeresaGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — Andi BrandRio 2 (2014) — Dr. Monae (voice)Lady and the Tramp (2019) — Peg (voice)Harriet (2019) — Marie BuchanonWelcome to Marwen (2018) — GI JulieAntebellum (2020) — Veronica / EdenPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017) — AlexisHomecoming (2018) — Jackie Calico / Alex EasternUglyDolls (2019) — Mandy (voice)Human Resources (2022) — Claudia (voice)Dirty Computer (2018) — Jane 57821 · Executive Producer · MusicThe Glorias (2020) — Dorothy Pitman HughesFitting In (2024) — Executive ProducerWe the People (2021) — (voice)Don't Look — ProducerGoldenJanelle Monáe: Live at Lowlands 2014 (2014) — MusicJanelle Monáe: Live at iTunes Festival 2013 (2013) — Music