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

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story

Hidden Figures

The Grammys

We the People

JANET JACKSON.

RuPaul's Drag Race

Moonlight

Harriet

Stargate Universe

Lady and the Tramp

Dirty Computer

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Homecoming

The Beach Boys

UglyDolls

Sex, Explained

Human Resources

Fitting In

The Glorias

Welcome to Marwen

Saturday Night Live

Rio 2

The Oscars

Antebellum

Late Show with David Letterman

The Daily Show

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Dancing with the Stars

Titel, Thesen, Temperamente

Is God Is

Austin City Limits

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

The Past Is a Grotesque Animal

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Desus & Mero

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Maya Rudolph Show

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Tamron Hall

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Made in America

Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul