American singer-songwriter

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has appeared in numerous music videos, documentaries and films. She has also directed eight full-length films, including five

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s and two musical films. Her films have grossed over $3.2 billion worldwide at the box office. She first appeared in the 1997 music video for

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's " No, No, No", 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 ''

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'' (2002), which also featured her debut theatrical film role. She released her first music video as a solo artist for " Crazy in Love" from '' Dangerously in Love'' (2003). In 2006, Beyoncé starred in two films: ''

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'', which spawned the single "

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" and its pink-themed video, and the musical drama ''

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'', which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination. Her second solo album '' B'Day'' (2006) was her first " visual album" project — music videos for thirteen of the album's songs were released via the '' B'Day Anthology Video Album''. Music videos were also released for singles from '' I Am... Sasha Fierce'' (2008); the

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video for "

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" inspired a

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. Beyoncé ended the decade with the lead role in the thriller film '' Obsessed'' (2009). The release of '' 4'' (2011) was preceded by the music videos for its singles " Run the World (Girls)" and " Best Thing I Never Had". In 2013, Beyoncé voiced the role of Queen Tara in the animated film ''

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'', and surprise released her self-titled fifth studio album, which included accompanying music videos for every song. Since then, Beyoncé has directed two musical films: ''Lemonade'' (2016) and '' Black Is King'' (2020), which are visual accompaniments of the ''

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'' (2016) and '' The Lion King: The Gift'' (2019) albums respectively. She also voiced the role of

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in ''

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'' (2019), which has grossed $1.6 billion to date. Beyoncé has also directed five of her concert films — '' I Am... World Tour'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011), '' Live in Atlantic City'' (2013), '' Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé'' (2019), and '' Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé'' (2023). As of 2024, she has the most nominations for Grammy Award for Best Music Film, at five; ''Homecoming'' won the award in 2020. Additionally, '' On The Run Tour'' (2014), ''Lemonade'', ''Homecoming'', and ''Black Is King'' have each received

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nominations; ''Black Is King'' won the Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program award at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards

List of music videos

1999 and 2000s

2010s

2020s

Albums

Live video albums

Compilation video albums

Music video albums

Film

Television

Commercials

Notes

References

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