American entertainer Britney Spears has released 47 music videos and ten video albums. She has appeared in several films, television shows, and commercials. Spears made her acting debut at age 11 in the television show The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1994), playing various roles. She then made her feature film debut in Longshot (2001) as a cameo, portraying a flight attendant. In 2002, she starred as Lucy Wagner in Crossroads. The film grossed $61 million worldwide and earned her a nomination for Best Female Breakthrough Performance at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards. The same year, she gave her voice to the character Donner in the American dubbing of Robbie the Reindeer's television specials Hooves of Fire (1999) and Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002). In television series, she portrayed the guest roles of Amber-Louise and Abby in Will & Grace (2006) and How I Met Your Mother (2008), respectively. Spears also has released a few television documentaries, including Britney: For the Record (2008).
In 1998, Spears's first music video "...Baby One More Time", in which she chose to dress as a Catholic schoolgirl, propelled her to superstardom. It ranked number one on TRL's Final Countdown of the most iconic music videos. The music video for the lead single from Spears's second studio album, "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000), was similarly successful. Set on Mars, Spears dons a tight-fitting red jumpsuit. The "Stronger" music video had a more sophisticated and adult feel to it. 2001's "I'm a Slave 4 U", from her eponymous third studio album Britney, let Spears move further into a more mature territory, performing a complicated dance routine in a risqué outfit.
"Me Against the Music", which featured Madonna, was released in 2003 from Spears's fourth studio release In the Zone. She came up with the storyline for "Toxic", directed by Joseph Kahn. Spears plays three different incarnations of herself and poisons her unfaithful lover. Throughout the video, there are scenes of her naked covered in diamonds. The music video for "Everytime", directed by famed photographer David LaChapelle, was darker than Spears's previous videos. Featuring religious references such as reincarnation, the music video was noted by contemporary critics for predicting her future struggles with fame. Spears made her directional debut with the music video for "Do Somethin'" (2005), credited as her alter ego "Mona Lisa". She co-directed it with Bille Woodruff, who previously worked with her in "Born to Make You Happy" (1999) and the original version of "Overprotected" (2002). The music video for the 2007 lead single "Gimme More", from her fifth studio album Blackout, displayed Spears as a stripper and featured a break from her highly choreographed music videos. "Piece of Me" referenced Spears's life at the time, while "Break the Ice" was accompanied by an animated music video showing Spears as a superheroine.
2008's "Womanizer", from her sixth studio album Circus, was seen as a return to form for Spears. Described as a sequel to "Toxic", the concept was again pitched to director Kahn by Spears. The video for "Circus" portrayed Spears as the ringmaster of a circus accompanied by different performers, and it is interspersed with scenes of Spears in different circus settings. "If U Seek Amy" saw Spears at a sex party that takes place at her house, before she transforms into a typical American housewife, while "Radar" pays tribute to Madonna's "Take a Bow" (1994). The music video for "3" (2009) was described as "simple" and "very, very minimal." The music videos from Spears's seventh and eighth studio albums, Femme Fatale (2011) and Britney Jean (2013), respectively, have all received acclaim from critics and fans alike. She also got credit from critics and fans for her video for "Slumber Party", from her ninth studio album Glory, both released in 2016. It was favourably compared to the videos of "I'm a Slave 4 U" and "Boys" (2002).
Over the years, various music videos of Spears have been hailed for their major impact on pop culture and are deemed amongst the most influential music videos of all time. At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, she was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, presented to her by Lady Gaga, who said "the industry would not be the same without her". Spears ranked at four on VH1's 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era list, ahead of most of her contemporaries and behind only veterans such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Whitney Houston. In 2020, Billboard ranked her eight on its 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time list.
Music videos[]
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) |
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| "...Baby One More Time" | 1998 | None | Nigel Dick |
| "Sometimes" | 1999 | None | |
| "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop! Remix) | None | ||
| "Born to Make You Happy" | None | Billie Woodruff | |
| "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" | None | Gregory Dark | |
| "Oops!... I Did It Again" | 2000 | None | Nigel Dick |
| "Lucky" | None | Dave Meyers | |
| "Stronger" | None | Joseph Kahn | |
| "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" | 2001 | None | Herb Ritts |
| "I'm a Slave 4 U" | None | Francis Lawrence | |
| "What's Going On" | Artists Against AIDS Worldwide | Jake Scott | |
| "Overprotected" | None | Bille Woodruff | |
| "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" | None | Wayne Isham | |
| "Overprotected" (The Darkchild Remix) | 2002 | None | Chris Applebaum |
| "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Chris Applebaum | ||
| "Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) | Pharrel Williams | Dave Meyers | |
| "Me Against the Music" | 2003 | Madonna | Paul Hunter |
| "Toxic" | 2004 | None | Joseph Kahn |
| "Everytime" | None | David LaChapelle | |
| "Outrageous" | None | Dave Meyers | |
| "My Prerogative" | None | Jake Nava | |
| "Do Somethin'" | 2005 | None | Billie Woodruff
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| "Someday (I Will Understand)" | None | Michael Haussman | |
| "Gimme More" | 2007 | None | Jake Sarfaty |
| "Piece of Me" | None | Wayne Isham | |
| "Break the Ice" | 2008 | None | Robert Hales |
| "Womanizer" | None | Joseph Kahn | |
| "Circus" | None | Francis Lawrence | |
| "If U Seek Amy" | 2009 | None | Jake Nava |
| "Radar" | None | Dave Meyers | |
| "Kill the Lights" | None | PUNY | |
| "3" | None | Diane Martel | |
| "Hold It Against Me" | 2011 | None | Jonas Åkerlund |
| "Till the World Ends" | None | Ray Kay | |
| "I Wanna Go" | None | Chris Maris Piliero | |
| "Criminal" | Chris Maris Piliero | ||
| "Scream & Shout" | 2012 | will.i.am | Ben Mor |
| "Scream & Shout" (remix) | 2013 | will.i.am Hit-Boy Waka Flocka Flame Lil Wayne Diddy | |
| "Ooh La La" | None | Marc Klasfeld | |
| "Work Bitch" | None | Ben Mor | |
| "Perfume" | None | Joseph Kahn | |
| "Pretty Girls" | 2015 | Iggy Azalea | Cameron Duddy Iggy Azalea |
| "Make Me..." | 2016 | G-Eazy | David LaChapelle |
| "Make Me..." | Randee St. Nicholas | ||
| "Slumber Party" | Tinashe | Colin Tilley | |
| "Hold Me Closer" | 2022 | Elton John | Tanu Muino |
| "Hold Me Closer" (Joel Corry Remix) | Rebekah Creative | ||
| "Hold Me Closer" (acoustic) | Tristan Nash |
Video albums[]
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
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| Time Out with Britney Spears |
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| Britney Spears: Live and More! |
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| Britney: The Videos |
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| Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas |
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| Stages: Three Days in Mexico |
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| Britney Spears: In the Zone |
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| Greatest Hits: My Prerogative |
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| Britney & Kevin: Chaotic... the DVD & More |
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| Britney: For the Record |
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| Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour |
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Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Longshot | Flight Attendant | Cameo |
| 2002 | Crossroads | Lucy Wagner | Also executive producer |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Fembot / Herself | Cameo |
| 2003 | Pauly Shore Is Dead | Herself | Cameo |
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Herself | Documentary film; archive footage |
| 2019 | Corporate Animals | Ghost of herself | Voice cameo |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Star Search | Contestant | |
| 1993–1994 | The All-New Mickey Mouse Club | Various roles | Seasons 6–7 |
| 1999 | Kenan & Kel | Herself | Episode: "Aww, Here It Goes to Hollywood: Part 2" |
| Médico de familia | Episode: "Otra oportunidad" | ||
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Episode: "No Place Like Home" | ||
| The Famous Jett Jackson | Episode: "Ghost Dance" | ||
| 1999–2006 | The David Letterman Show | 4 episodes | |
| 1999-2012 | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | 4 episodes | |
| 1999-2002 | The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 6-7 episodes | |
| 1999–2002 | SM:TV Live | 3-4 episodes | |
| 2000 | Late Night with Conan O’Brien | Herself | Season 7, episode 1264 overall |
| The Simpsons | Herself (voice) | Episode: "The Mansion Family" | |
| 2000–2004 | All That | Herself / Musical guest | 4 episodes |
| 2000–2003 | Saturday Night Live | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Hooves of Fire | Donner (voice) | American dub; television special |
| Legend of the Lost Tribe | American dub; television special | ||
| 2003 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "Rosario Dawson, Britney Spears" |
| 2003-2016 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 4-5 episodes | |
| 2004 | Brave New Girl | – | Television film; executive producer |
| 2004–2018 | The Ellen Show | Herself | 8 episodes |
| 2005 | Britney and Kevin: Chaotic | 5 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2006 | Will & Grace | Amber-Louise | Episode: "Buy, Buy Baby" |
| 2007 | Sunset Tan | Herself | Episode: "Welcome to Sunset Tan" |
| 2008 | How I Met Your Mother | Abby | 2 episodes |
| Britney: For the Record | Herself | Television documentary | |
| 2010 | Glee | Episode: "Britney/Brittany" | |
| 2012 | The Pauly D Project | Episode: "Divas, Diamonds and D****" | |
| The X Factor | Judge / Mentor | Season 2 | |
| 2013 | Miley: The Movement | Herself | Television documentary |
| I Am Britney Jean | Television documentary; also executive producer | ||
| 2014 & 2018 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Jane the Virgin | Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Seven" | |
| 2016 | Jamie Lynn Spears: When the Lights Go Out | Television documentary | |
| Loose Women | Episode #21.22 | ||
| The Late Late Show With James Corden | Carpool Karaoke | ||
| The Johnathan Ross Show | Series 11, Episode 125 |
Commercials[]
| Year | Company | Promoting |
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| 1993 | Louis Maull Company | Maull's barbecue sauce |
| 1995 | BellSouth | Telephone |
| 1999 | UHA Mikakuto | Candy: Suki |
| 2000 | Time Inc. | Magazine: Teen People |
| 2000 | McDonald's | Your #1 Video Requests... and More! albums HitClips |
| 2001 | PepsiCo | Soft drink beverage: Pepsi |
| 2001 | Sports event: Pepsi 400 | |
| 2001 | MTV | 2001 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 2002 | PepsiCo | Soft drink beverage: Pepsi |
| 2002 | Sports event: 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
| 2002 | Soft drink beverage: Pepsi Twist | |
| 2002 | PlayStation | Video game: Britney's Dance Beat |
| 2002 | Toyota | Car advertisement: Toyota Vios |
| 2003 | Kirin Company | Soft drink beverage: G. G. Tea |
| 2003 | CC Media Holdings, Inc. | Radio station: Z100 |
| 2004 | PepsiCo | Soft drink beverage: Pepsi |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Arden, Inc. | Fragrance: Curious |
| 2005 | Fragrance: Fantasy | |
| 2008 | MTV | 2008 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 2009 | 2009 MTV Video Music Awards | |
| 2010 | Candie's | Clothing: Limited Edition Collection |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Arden, Inc. | Fragrance: Radiance |
| 2011 | MTV | 2011 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 2012 | Hasbro | Game: Twister Dance |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Arden, Inc. | Fragrance: Fantasy Twist |
| 2013 | Hasbro | Game: Twister Dance Rave |
| 2015 | Elizabeth Arden, Inc. | Fragrance: Fantasy Intimate Edition |
| 2016 | Fragrance: Private Show | |
| 2016 | Apple Inc. | Music streaming service: |
| 2018 | Elizabeth Arden, Inc. | Fragrance: Prerogative |