Janelle Monáe
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Made in America
2013
Janelle Monáe: Live at Lowlands 2014
2014
Janelle Monáe: Live at iTunes Festival 2013
2013
Don't Look
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The Beach Boys
2024
Hidden Figures
2016
Moonlight
2016
Rio 2
2014
The Past Is a Grotesque Animal
2014
Prince : Welcome 2 America - MSG New York
2010
Welcome to Marwen
2018
Dirty Computer
2018
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
UglyDolls
2019
Harriet
2019
Lady and the Tramp
2019
The Glorias
2020
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
2019
Antebellum
2020
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
Is God Is
2026
Never Saw Me Coming
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Golden
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A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2025
Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams
2024
Tamron Hall
2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
We the People
2021
Saturday Night Live
1975
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Human Resources
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Daily Show
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
Austin City Limits
1975
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
1967
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Sex, Explained
2020
Stargate Universe
2009
The Oscars
1953
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Homecoming
2018
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Desus & Mero
2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
JANET JACKSON.
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Grammys
1959
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Bass X Machina
2026