JANELLE MONáE

Actor

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BORN December 1, 1985

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HEIGHT 6'2" (1.88 m)

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NATIONALITY American

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YEARS ACTIVE 2003 – Present

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2023

28th Critics Choice Awards

Best Supporting Actress

🎬 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

NOMINEE

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2022

94th National Board of Review Awards

Best Supporting Actress

🎬 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

WINNER

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2017

23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

🎬 Hidden Figures

WINNER

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2017

32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards

Robert Altman Award

🎬 Moonlight

WINNER

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2017

23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

🎬 Moonlight

NOMINEE

👤 BIOGRAPHY

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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

Nick Name Janelle
Born December 1, 1985
Height 6'2" (1.88 m)
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Education Monáe made her live action acting film debut in the Academy Award winning 2016 film 'Moonlight'.
Current Status Active (Recently in The Beach Boys, Is God Is)
Years Active 2003 – Present
Occupation Actor
Family Background Private Family Background
Early Career 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.
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