Janelle Monáe

Known for ActingBorn 1985-12-01 (age 40)Kansas City, Kansas, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

Hidden Figures

The Grammys

We the People

JANET JACKSON.

RuPaul's Drag Race

Moonlight

Harriet

Stargate Universe

Lady and the Tramp

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Dirty Computer

Homecoming

UglyDolls

The Beach Boys

Human Resources

Fitting In

Sex, Explained

Saturday Night Live

Welcome to Marwen

Rio 2

The Glorias

The Oscars

Antebellum

Late Show with David Letterman

The Daily Show

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

Dancing with the Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

Austin City Limits

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Past Is a Grotesque Animal

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Desus & Mero

Is God Is

The Maya Rudolph Show

Tamron Hall

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Made in America

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul

Bass X Machina