Britney Spears
Known for: Acting
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productions and television series, Spears signed with Jive Records in 1997 at age fifteen. Her first two studio albums, ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), are among the best-selling albums of all time and made Spears the best-selling teenage artist of all time. With first-week sales of over 1.3 million copies, Oops!... I Did It Again held the record for the fastest-selling album by a female artist in the United States for fifteen years. Spears adopted a more mature and provocative style for her albums Britney (2001) and In the Zone (2003), and starred in the 2002 film Crossroads. Spears was executive producer of her fifth studio album Blackout (2007), often referred to as her best work. Following a series of highly publicized personal problems, promotion for the album was limited, and Spears was involuntarily placed in a conservatorship. Since then, she released the chart-topping albums, Circus (2008) and Femme Fatale (2011), the latter of which became her most successful era of singles in the US charts. She embarked on a four-year concert residency, Britney: Piece of Me, at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas to promote her next two albums Britney Jean (2013) and Glory (2016). In 2019, Spears's legal battle over her conservatorship became more publicized and led to the establishment of the #FreeBritney movement. In 2021, the conservatorship was terminated following her public testimony in which she accused her management team and family of abuse. Regarded as a pop icon, Spears has sold over 100 million records worldwide, including over 70 million in the United States, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. She has achieved six number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and four number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100: "...Baby One More Time", "Womanizer", "3", and "Hold It Against Me". The "S&M" remix also topped the Billboard chart. Her singles "Oops!... I Did It Again", "Toxic", and "Scream & Shout" topped the charts in most countries. With "3" in 2009 and "Hold It Against Me" in 2011, Spears became the second artist after Mariah Carey in the Hot 100's history to debut at number one with two or more songs. Her heavily choreographed videos earned her the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. She has earned numerous other awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, 15 Guinness World Records, six MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards (including the Millennium Award), the inaugural Radio Disney Icon Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
Series
Euphoria
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Series
The Simpsons
Britney Spears (voice)
1989
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Top Ten Presenter
1993
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
How I Met Your Mother
Abby
2005
Series
Glee
Britney Spears
2009
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Mean Tweets
2003
Series
Will & Grace
Amber-Louise
1998
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Britney Spears
1996
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Jane the Virgin
Britney Spears
2014
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
The Tyra Banks Show
Self
2005
Series
Taff
self
1997
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Series
Punk'd
Self
2003
Series
The X Factor
Self - Special Guest
2004
Series
Dateline
Self
1992
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self - Performer
2004
Series
TOTP2
Self
1994
Series
Kenan & Kel
Britney Spears
1996
Series
TRL
1998
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Boulevard Bio
Self
1991
Series
Star Academy
Self
2001
Series
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self
2013
Series
The Osbournes
Self
2002
Series
MMC
Mouseketeer
1989
Film
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Britney Spears
2002
Series
Leaving Neverland
Self (archive footage)
2019
Series
The X Factor
Self - Judge
2011
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Series
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Series
Diary
Self
2000
Series
Top of the Pops Saturday
Self
2003
Series
The New York Times Presents
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
De TV Show
Self
1981
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Self
1988
Film
Crossroads
Lucy Wagner
2002
Film
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
Self (archive footage)
2019
Series
Médico de familia
Britney Spears
1995
Film
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
I'm Still Here
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Series
10 самых...
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Religulous
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self
2012
Film
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Film
Corporate Animals
Self (voice)
2019
Film
Longshot
Flight Attendant
2001
Film
P!NK: Staying True
Self
2013
Film
Teenage Paparazzo
Self
2010
Film
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Britney Spears
2003
Series
Britney and Kevin: Chaotic
Self
2005
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Self
2004
Film
Framing Britney Spears
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Britney Spears: Breaking Free
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Britney: For the Record
Self
2008
Film
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
Film
Madonna: Madame X
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Series
Britney: No Filter
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Britney vs. Spears
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Britney Spears Live - The Femme Fatale Tour
Self
2011
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Film
The Merchants of Cool
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
2012
Film
Miley: The Movement
Self
2013
Film
Britney Spears: Live and More!
Self
2000
Film
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
Self
2001
Film
Cleavage
2002
Film
Mickey Mouse Club: The Best Of Britney, Justin & Christina
2005
Film
Britney Spears: Live from Miami
Self
2004
Film
Britney: The Videos
Self
2001
Film
Britney Spears: In the Zone
Self
2003
Film
Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas
Self
2001
Film
Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
Self
1999
Film
Britney Spears in Concert
Self
2000
Film
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Self
2004
Film
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
Girl in Elevator during Human Nature (uncredited)
2010
Film
M6 awards 2000
Self
2000
Film
TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: The Price of Freedom
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
...Baby One More Time Tour
Self
1999
Film
Britney Spears: Stages - Three Days in Mexico
Self
2002
Film
Britney Spears - L'innocente Rebelle
Self
2007
Film
Me @ the Zoo
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Britney Spears: Workin' It
Self
2014
Film
Britney Spears: Oops!... I Did It Again Tour 2000
Self
2000
Britney & BoA
Film
Controlling Britney Spears
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Britney Spears: Unbreakable
Self
2009
Jamie Lynn Spears: When the Lights Go Out
Self
2016
Film
Britney at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Britney Spears: iHeartRadio Music Festival
Self
2016
Film
Britney Spears: Time Out with Britney Spears
Self
1999
Film
The Circus Starring: Britney Spears
Self
2009
Film
The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Britney Spears: Apple Music Festival
Self
2016
Britney: Piece of Me
Self
2013
Britney: Off the Rails
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Britney Spears: Britney
Self
2002
Film
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic
Self
2005
Film
Britney Spears: Fighting for Freedom
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Crazy 2K Tour
Self
1999
Film
I Am Britney Jean
Self
2013
Film
Britney Spears & Joey McIntyre in Concert
Self
1999
Film
Maxim: Hot Clips 4
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Toxic: Britney Spears' Battle For Freedom
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Britney Spears: The Return of an Angel
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Britney Spears: Star Baby Scrapbook
1999
Film
Britney Spears: Innocent Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2004