Biography
Janelle Monáe Robinson is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Monáe has also been honored with the ASCAP Vanguard Award; as well as the Rising Star Award (2015) and the Trailblazer of the Year Award (2018) from Billboard Women in Music.
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Awards & recognition
- Kansas Music Hall of Fame · 2022
- Black Reel Award — Outstanding Breakthrough Performance · 2017
- Black Reel Award — Outstanding Ensemble · 2017
- Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award · 2017
- Satellite Award — Best Cast – Motion Picture · 2017
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- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2017
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Cast · 2016
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Art Direction · 2013
- Teen Choice Award — Choice Music – Single · 2012
- Ignyte Award — Best Anthology/Collected Works · 2023 · nominated
- Locus Award — Best Collection · 2023 · nominated
Filmography39 titles
Hidden Figures
We the People
Janet Jackson.
Bass X Machina
RuPaul's Drag Race
Moonlight
Stargate Universe
Harriet
Lady and the Tramp
Glass Onion
Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer
Homecoming
Electric Dreams
Saturday Night Live
Human Resources
Sex, Explained
UglyDolls
The Beach Boys
Fitting In
The Glorias
Welcome to Marwen
Rio 2
The Daily Show
Antebellum
Austin City Limits
Dancing with the Stars
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Is God Is
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Jennifer Hudson Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Past Is a Grotesque Animal
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Desus & Mero
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Tamron Hall
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony