Monika M. Milani

monikammilani.com

Non-Union | LGBTQIA+ | SWANA/MENA | AAPI

Finalist of Bang Zoom! Studios' Open Auditions at Anime Expo 2026.

Winner of Next Top Star at Anime Los Angeles 2026.

CONTACT: milanimmonika [at] gmail.com

@munkalanii on Discord

@monikammilani on Instagram

@munkalaniiVA on X

Monika M. Milani is a professional Actor and Singer that specializes in Voiceover and Musical Theater. As a child of immigrants, with ancestry from the Philippines and Iran, she is a proud representative of the AAPI, SWANA/MENA, and LGBTQIA+ communities in the Arts. Monika is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, namely in San Jose, CA, and is currently based in Portland, OR. She boasts powerful, highly adaptive vocals with expressive and grounded acting and a genuine dedication to depth and authenticity in her work.

Outside of her professional Acting career, Monika has been an active part of the Anime and Video Game con-going and cosplay community since 2011, where she goes by the pen name ‘munkalanii’. At the start of 2026, she fulfilled a longtime goal of participating in a performance competition at a beloved convention, and won the Grand Prize for Anime Los Angeles 21’s Next Top Star contest singing Tot Musica by Ado. Self-produced shows can be found at 'munkalanii' on YouTube and Instagram.

For more information, please peruse her current resume and website here:

https://monikammilani.com/resume