Music Artist in Film

Janelle Monáe

Kansas City, Kansas, USABorn December 1, 1985American
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Biography

Janelle Monáe has established herself as one of the most intellectually ambitious and visually distinctive artist-performers of her generation, across both music and film. Her film debut in Moonlight (2016) — the Academy Award Best Picture winner — and her role in Hidden Figures demonstrated immediate dramatic ability. Her performance in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was her most prominent and celebrated screen role yet, revealing a charismatic screen presence capable of carrying major films.

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1Moonlight
2Hidden Figures
3Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
4Harriet
5Antebellum
6The Electric Lady

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