FrameThrower · Actors · Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
4 films · 183 frames · top-billed in 4 · 2016–2022
Born 1 December 1985 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Janelle Monáe Robinson 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.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 4 films · 183 frames · top-billed in 4 · 2016–2022
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2017
- Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award2017
- Kansas Music Hall of Fame2022
- Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance2017
- Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture2017
- Black Reel Award for Outstanding Ensemble2017
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast2016
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction2013
- Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Single2012
How their films are shot
Measured across 183 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Janelle takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 4 films we hold, 46% of their frames are night, 42% low key — the look of the work Janelle takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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