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.

Filmography

• Bass X Machina — Glory (voice)
• 2026Is God Is — Angie
• 2024Fitting In — Executive Producer
• 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Andi Brand
• Human Resources — Claudia (voice)
• We the People — (voice)
• 2020Antebellum — Veronica / Eden
• 2020The Glorias — Dorothy Pitman Hughes
• 2019Harriet — Marie Buchanon
• 2019Lady and the Tramp — Peg (voice)
• 2019UglyDolls — Mandy (voice)
• 2018Dirty Computer — Jane 57821, Executive Producer, Music
• Homecoming — Jackie Calico / Alex Eastern
• 2018Welcome to Marwen — GI Julie
• Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams — Alexis
• 2016Hidden Figures — Mary Jackson, Songs
• 2016Moonlight — Teresa
• 2014Janelle Monáe: Live at Lowlands 2014 — Self, Music
• 2014Rio 2 — Dr. Monae (voice)
• 2013Janelle Monáe: Live at iTunes Festival 2013 — Self, Music
• Later... with Jools Holland
• Agent Moxy — Mandy (voice) (archive footage)
• Don't Look — Producer
• Golden
• Never Saw Me Coming — Tanya Smith, Producer

Appearances as themselves (35)

• 20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• 2025A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September — Self
• 2024Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story — Self
• 2024The Beach Boys — Self
• 2024Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailors Dreams — Self
• JANET JACKSON. — Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• Sex, Explained — Self - Narrator
• 2019Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul — Self
• Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest
• 2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting — Self (archive footage)
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2016BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration — Self - Performer
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self, Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• 2014The Maya Rudolph Show — Self
• 2014The Past Is a Grotesque Animal — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2013Made in America — Self
• 2010Prince : Welcome 2 America - MSG New York — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked — Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Stargate Universe — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Musical Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Glastonbury — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Musical Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Austin City Limits — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• Titel, Thesen, Temperamente — Self
• The Grammys — Self
• The Oscars — Self