Janelle Monáe
b. 1985 (age 41)
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Actress
Composer
Janelle Monáe Robinson (born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actress, 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 six Grammy Award nominations.
Known For
Filmography
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Is God Is
2026 Actress
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Bass X Machina
2026 Actress
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Meet Me on the Steps
2025 Actress
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★ 8.1
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story
2024 Self
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★ 7.1
Glass Onion
2022 Actress
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★ 4.2
We the People
2021 Actress
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★ 5.8
Antebellum
2020 Actress
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★ 6.1
The Glorias
2020 Actress
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★ 6.9
Sex, Explained
2020 Self
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★ 3.8
Variety's Power of Women: Frontline Heroes
2020 Self
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Pop Utopia
2020 Self
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Celebrity Substitute
2020 Self
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MTV Prom-Athon
2020 Self
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★ 6.8
Harriet
2019 Actress
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★ 6.2
Lady and the Tramp
2019 Actress
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★ 5.2
UglyDolls
2019 Actress
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★ 5.2
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
2019 Self
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★ 7.2
The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2019 Self
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★ 7.3
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019 Self
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★ 7.3
Glastonbury 2019
2019 Self
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Life is Beautiful Las Vegas
2019 Self
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★ 7.4
Homecoming
2018 Actress
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★ 7.5
Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer
2018 Actress
Writer
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Global Citizen Festival
2018 Self
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★ 7.8
Hidden Figures
2017 Actress
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★ 6.6
Moonlight: Ensemble of Emotion - Making Moonlight
2017 Self
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★ 2.4
Essence 10th Anniversary Black Women in Hollywood Awards
2017 Self
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★ 7.4
Moonlight
2016 Actress
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Prince: A Secret Legacy of Philanthropy
2016 Self
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Clinton Global Citizens Award
2016 Self
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Live in the D
2015 Self
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★ 8.3
In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul
2014 Self
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VH1's Super Bowl Blitz: 6 Nights + 6 Shows
2014 Self
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iHeartRadio Live! with Janelle Monáe
2014 Self
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★ 5.1
Made in America
2013 Self
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Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace
2013 Self
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The National Christmas Tree Lighting
2013 Self
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Karlton Says
2012 Self
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Voodoo Experience 2010
2010 Self
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Lay It Down
2010 Self
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mtvU Woodie Awards 2009
2009 Self
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Lyric Cafe
2007 Self
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Roadie Trip
2006 Self
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Souled Out
2004 Self
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Never Saw Me Coming
Actress
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Giselle
Actress
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Golden
Actress
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Don't Look
Actress
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The Incredible Heist of Hallelujah Jones
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De La Resistance
Actress