American singer

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

has released various music videos. Her films have grossed over $2 billion worldwide at the box office. She first appeared in the 1999 music video for

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's " Happily Ever After", after which she made her film debut as the lead in the

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musical '' Carmen: A Hip Hopera'' (2001). Beyoncé's first solo music video was the soundtrack single " Work It Out" for the Mike Myers James Bond parody film '' Austin Powers in Goldmember'', which is also her debut theatrical feature film. After

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—a

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of which Beyoncé was a member—went on hiatus, she released in 2003 her first music video as a solo artist for " Crazy in Love" (featuring

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) from ''

Dangerously in Love ''Dangerously in Love'' is the debut solo studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on June 20, 2003, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. During the recording of Destiny's Child's third studio album '' Survivor'' ( ...

''. It won three awards at the

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, including

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. Other videos from the album included for the singles " Baby Boy", " Me, Myself and I" and " Naughty Girl" in 2003 and 2004. In 2006, Beyoncé starred in two films: '' The Pink Panther'', which spawned the single "

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" and its pink-themed video, and the musical drama '' Dreamgirls'', which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination. From her second solo album '' B'Day'' (2006), she released the music videos for " Déjà Vu", which proved controversial, " Irreplaceable", which garnered her an MTV Video Music Award nomination, and " Beautiful Liar" with Colombian singer

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. Beyoncé created a video anthology for the album, with music videos for all songs. The year 2008 saw the release of her third album, '' I Am... Sasha Fierce'', which spawned music videos for nearly all of its songs, including " If I Were a Boy", " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "

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video for "Single Ladies" inspired a dance craze and many imitations worldwide, winning several accolades, including the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. Beyoncé ended the decade with the lead role in the thriller film '' Obsessed'' (2009) and a collaboration with

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on the video for " Video Phone"; they later worked on Gaga's "

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" in 2010, which was shot as a

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. The release of Beyoncé's fourth album '' 4'' (2011) was preceded by the music videos for its singles "

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" and "

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". The latter won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography and was followed by a number of other videos from ''4''. In 2013, Beyoncé voiced the role of Queen Tara in the animated film ''

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'' and released her self-titled fifth effort, a "visual album", whose every track was accompanied by non-linear short films, including the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year-nominated "

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" and two extra videos to accompany the two-part tracks "

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" and "

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", as well as a bonus video for "Grown Woman". She reissued the album in 2014 as part of a platinum edition, which spawned videos for the new tracks, such as " 7/11" and " Ring Off". "7/11" was nominated for five awards at the

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, winning for Best Editing. Other videos during this period include " Feeling Myself" with

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and "

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" with Coldplay in 2015 and 2016, respectively. In 2016, Beyoncé released her sixth studio album, '' Lemonade'', accompanied by a one-hour film of same name aired on

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. The visual earned Beyoncé nominations for

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for Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Music Film. She was nominated for 11 awards at the

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, winning eight, six for "

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"—which also won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video—

for " Hold Up" and Best Long Form Video for the film. She has won a total of 24 MTV Video Music Awards, more than any other artist. Beyoncé has appeared in television shows, including in guest judging roles in ''

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'' and '' The X Factor'', as well the autobiographical television film '' Life Is But a Dream'' (2013). She has also featured in several commercials, including for

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, with which she signed a $50 million deal in 2013. She received some criticism for endorsing a sugary product. Among her several video albums, her 2014 concert special '' On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z'' was nominated for a

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and Grammy Award for Best Music Film. After her 2018 Coachella performances, Beyoncé released a documentary film of the performances on

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named ''

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'' on April 17, 2019.