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Janelle Monáe
Actor, Producer, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn December 1, 1985 (39 years)
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.
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Janelle Monáe Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion · as Andi Brand |
| 2022 | Human Resources (2022) (TV Series) · as Claudia (voice) |
| 2021 | We the People (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 2020 | The Glorias · as Dorothy Pitman Hughes |
| 2020 | Antebellum · as Veronica / Eden |
| 2019 | Lady and the Tramp · as Peg (voice) |
| 2019 | Harriet · as Marie Buchanon |
| 2019 | UglyDolls · as Mandy (voice) |
| 2018 | Welcome to Marwen · as Gi Julie |
| 2018 | Homecoming (2018) (TV Series) · as Jackie Calico / Alex Eastern |
| 2018 | Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer · as Jane 57821 |
| 2017 | Electric Dreams (2017) (TV Series) · as Alexis |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures · as Mary Jackson |
| 2016 | Moonlight · as Teresa |
| 2014 | Rio 2 · as Dr. Monae (voice) |
| 2025 | The 67th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2024 | Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story · as Self |
| 2024 | The Beach Boys · as Self |
| 2024 | The 66th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2023 | Big Freedia Means Business (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | The 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Honoree & Nominee |
| 2022 | CNN This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Janet Jackson. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Celebrity Substitute (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | What to Watch (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Flint · as Self |
| 2020 | 51st NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | The Oscars · as Self - Performer |
| 2020 | The Oscars Red Carpet Show · as Self |
| 2020 | Sex, Explained (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self - Illustrious Guest |
| 2019 | The 61st Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Red Table Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Lie Detector (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The 60th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Hidden Figures: It All Adds Up - The Making of Hidden Figures · as Self - Mary Jackson |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The 48th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | BET Awards 2016 · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | 2015 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | BET Awards 2015 · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Brit Awards 2015 · as Self |
| 2015 | 23rd Annual Trumpet Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2015 | Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life an All Star Grammy Salute · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | The 57th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Hollywood Film Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | The Past Is a Grotesque Animal · as Self |
| 2014 | The Maya Rudolph Show · as Self |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The BET Honors · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | 2013 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | Made in America · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | BET Awards 2013 · as Self |
| 2013 | 2013 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2013 | The 55th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Black Girls Rock! 2012 · as Self |
| 2012 | 2012 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Author, The Memory Librarian |
| 2011 | The Voice (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2011 | The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2010 | 2010 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | BET Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2010 | Music Voyager (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2008 | I Want to Work for Diddy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | The Greatest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1972 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (TV Series) · as Self - Performer (los Angeles) |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | TTT (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2023 | Fitting In · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer · as Additional Story Ideas And Vision By |