Rihanna
Biography
A Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman and actress, Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for Jay-Z and released her debut album, Music of the Sun, in 2005. Her early records Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me (2006) drew on Caribbean sounds, while Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) marked a shift to dance-pop and became her best-selling album. She later released Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), Unapologetic (2012) and Anti (2016), earning nine Grammy Awards and twelve Billboard Music Awards. Her film work includes a cameo in Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006), her feature debut in Battleship (2012), voice work in Home (2015), appearances in This Is the End (2013), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) and Ocean's Eight (2018), a recurring role on Bates Motel, and Smurfs (2025). She founded Fenty Beauty and the fashion brand Fenty.
38years old
Turns 39 on February 20in 131 days
- Born Saint Michael
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Robyn Rihanna Fenty (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 19 years2006 to 2025
Genres
- Action36%, 4 films
- Adventure36%, 4 films
- Comedy36%, 4 films
- Documentary27%, 3 films
- Music27%, 3 films
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Early training
While making Good Girl Gone Bad in 2007, Rihanna started vocal training with Ne-Yo, who showed her how to breathe and deliver her voice.
First role
Rihanna's first acting role was a cameo in the straight-to-DVD movie Bring It On: All or Nothing, released in 2006, where she played herself.
A first
Rihanna started the fashion label Fenty in May 2019, working with the luxury group LVMH. She was the first woman to build a brand of her own for LVMH, and the first woman of color to run one of its houses.
Rihanna movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Battleship2012 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
IMDb rating 5.8272K votes
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Goodman's page
James Corden's page
Mindy Kaling's page
Cara Delevingne's page
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2008 to 2021, nine of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2018 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | Loyalty | Won |
| 2015 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | The Monster | Won |
| 2014 | Best Progressive R&B Album | Unapologetic | Won |
| 2013 | Best Music Video | We Found Love | Won |
| 2012 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | All of the Lights | Won |
| 2011 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Only Girl (In the World) | Won |
| 2010 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | Run This Town | Won |
| 2010 | Best Rap Song | Run This Town | Won |
| 2008 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | Umbrella | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | Barbadian National Heroes | Won | |
| 2018 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2017 | Humanitarian of the Year | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.