Janelle Monae to star in Disney’s live-action Lady and the Tramp

In the last few months, the singer and actress has been cast in no less than three screenplays. Most recent is her new role in new Disney‘s live-action adaptation Lady and the Tramp. Janelle is also to appear in the Harriet Tubman biopic, Ugly Dolls animated movie, and Welcome to Marwen.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Monae will voice the character Peg – one of the dogs Lady meets when she is taken to the pound.

Lady and the Tramp tells the tale of an American Cocker Spaniel named Lady who becomes separated from her upper-middle-class family. The movie follows the journey of Lady finding love with a mongrel known as the Tramp.