Beyoncé videography
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File:Beyoncé - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (93 of 118) (52946284715) (cropped).jpg in 2023. Performances from this tour were filmed for the self-directed theatrical release Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023).]]
American singer-songwriter Beyoncé has appeared in numerous music videos, documentaries and films. She has also directed eight full-length films, including five concert films and two musical films. Her films have grossed over $3.2 billion worldwide at the box office.{{cite web |title=Beyoncé Knowles – Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/79060401-BeyoncA-Knowles#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |access-date=15 February 2024 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215132428/https://www.the-numbers.com/person/79060401-BeyoncA-Knowles#tab=summary |url-status=live }} She first appeared in the 1997 music video for Destiny's Child's "No, No, No", after which she made her film debut as the lead in the direct-to-video musical Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001).{{cite news|last1=Alemoru|first1=Kemi|title=Why Beyoncé's low key acting debut is criminally underrated|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/36425/1/beyonce-s-acting-debut-carmen-hip-hopera-is-the-best-film-of-our-times|access-date=September 11, 2017|work=Dazed|date=June 20, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912012126/http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/36425/1/beyonce-s-acting-debut-carmen-hip-hopera-is-the-best-film-of-our-times|archive-date=September 12, 2017}} Beyoncé's first solo music video was the soundtrack single "Work It Out" for Austin Powers in Goldmember (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).{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Madonna Smooches With Britney And Christina; Justin, Coldplay Win Big At VMAs |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1477729/madonna-smooches-with-britney-and-christina-justin-coldplay-win-big-at-vmas/ |publisher=MTV News |date=August 28, 2003 |access-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704163407/http://www.mtv.com/news/1477729/madonna-smooches-with-britney-and-christina-justin-coldplay-win-big-at-vmas/ |archive-date=July 4, 2017 }}
In 2006, Beyoncé starred in two films: The Pink Panther, which spawned the single "Check on It" and its pink-themed video, and the musical drama Dreamgirls, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress nomination.{{cite news|title=Winners & Nominees 2007|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2007/all#category-1889|publisher=Golden Globes|access-date=September 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005113/http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2007/all#category-1889|archive-date=February 2, 2017}} 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 black-and-white video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" inspired a dance craze.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/inside-story-the-making-of-beyoncs-single-ladies/ |title=Inside Story: The Making of Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies' |first=Jessica |last=Herndon |work=People |date=January 1, 2010 |access-date=September 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210507/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20333961,00.html |archive-date=April 25, 2016 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/ |title=2009 Video Music Awards Summary |publisher=MTV News |first=Tamar |last=Anitai |date=September 13, 2009 |access-date=September 12, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212200706/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/ |archive-date=February 12, 2015 }} 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".{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669826/lady-gaga-best-video-with-a-message-vma.jhtml |title=Lady Gaga, Beyonce Win Early VMAs |first=Eric |last=Ditzian |date=August 28, 2011 |access-date=September 13, 2017 |publisher=MTV News |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094256/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669826/lady-gaga-best-video-with-a-message-vma.jhtml |archive-date=June 2, 2013 }} In 2013, Beyoncé voiced the role of Queen Tara in the animated film Epic, and surprise released her self-titled fifth studio album, which included accompanying music videos for every song.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1870248/2014-video-music-awards-nominations-full-list/|title=2014 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations: Get The Full List|publisher=MTV News|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=July 17, 2014|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-date=February 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206130653/http://www.mtv.com/news/1870248/2014-video-music-awards-nominations-full-list/|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|last1=Hampp|first1=Andrew|last2=Lipshutz|first2=Jason|title=Beyonce Unexpectedly Releases New Self-Titled 'Visual Album' on iTunes|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5827398/beyonce-unexpectedly-releases-new-self-titled-visual-album-on|access-date=September 13, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810185720/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5827398/beyonce-unexpectedly-releases-new-self-titled-visual-album-on|archive-date=August 10, 2017}} Since then, Beyoncé has directed two musical films: Lemonade (2016) and Black Is King (2020), which are visual accompaniments of the Lemonade (2016) and The Lion King: The Gift (2019) albums respectively.{{cite magazine |last1=Platon |first1=Adelle |date=April 23, 2016 |title=Beyonce Serves Up Emotional, Personal Visual Album with 'Lemonade' HBO Special |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7341783/beyonce-hbo-lemonade-special-personal-revealing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223223056/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7341783/beyonce-hbo-lemonade-special-personal-revealing |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=September 13, 2017 |magazine=Billboard}} She also voiced the role of Nala in The Lion King (2019), which has grossed $1.6 billion to date.{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |title=Can Beyonce feel 'The Lion King' love? What critics are saying about her Nala performance |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/07/11/lion-king-reviews-what-critics-say-about-beyonce-nala/1704099001/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206114651/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/07/11/lion-king-reviews-what-critics-say-about-beyonce-nala/1704099001/ |url-status=live }}
Beyoncé has also directed five of her concert films — I Am... World Tour (2010), Live at Roseland (2011), Live in Atlantic City (2013), Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019), and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023).{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Steve |title=Renaissance: a Film By Beyoncé review – sparkling, party vibe with backstage insights |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/30/renaissance-a-film-by-beyonce-review-sparkling-party-vibe-with-backstage-insights |website=The Guardian |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=30 November 2023 |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204041207/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/30/renaissance-a-film-by-beyonce-review-sparkling-party-vibe-with-backstage-insights |url-status=live }} As of 2024, she has the most nominations for Grammy Award for Best Music Film, at five; Homecoming won the award in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Beyoncé {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/artists/beyonce-knowles/12474 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=grammy.com |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409110004/https://www.grammy.com/artists/beyonce-knowles/12474 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Grammys 2020: Beyoncé Wins Best Music Film for Homecoming |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammys-2020-beyonce-wins-best-music-film-for-homecoming/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=26 January 2020 |archive-date=January 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126211418/https://pitchfork.com/news/grammys-2020-beyonce-wins-best-music-film-for-homecoming/ |url-status=live }} Additionally, On The Run Tour (2014), Lemonade, Homecoming, and Black Is King have each received Primetime Emmy Award nominations; Black Is King won the Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program award at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards{{Cite web |title=Biography: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/beyonc%c3%a9-knowles-carter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508052917/https://www.emmys.com/bios/beyonc%C3%A9-knowles-carter |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |access-date=May 16, 2021 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}}
List of music videos
{{See also|Destiny's Child discography#Music videos}}
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= 1999 and 2000s =
File:Jake Nava 2012 (cropped).jpg.|alt=Jake Nava]]
File:Rolston-portrait2.jpg directed two of Beyoncé's music videos.|alt=Matthew Rolston]]
File:Jay-Z 2011.jpg has collaborated on several music videos.|alt=Jay-Z]]
File:Seanpaul01.jpg is seen in the video for "Baby Boy".|alt=Sean Paul]]
File:Shawn Levy by Gage Skidmore.jpg directed the video for "A Woman Like Me".|alt=Shawn Levy]]
File:Shakira 2014.jpg features in "Beautiful Liar".|alt=Shakira]]
File:Solange (220707).jpg features in "Get Me Bodied".|alt=Solange Knowles]]
File:Michael Ealy 2012 (cropped).jpg plays Beyoncé's love interest in "Halo".|alt=Michael Ealy]]
= 2010s =
File:Lady Gaga BTW Ball Antwerp 02.jpg and Beyoncé collaborated on "Video Phone" and "Telephone".|alt=Lady Gaga]]
File:Francis Lawrence by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg directed the music video for "Run the World (Girls)".|alt=Francis Lawrence]]
File:Jonas Akerlund.jpg has directed four videos Beyoncé has featured in.|alt=Jonas Åkerlund]]
File:Jourdan Dunn Catwalk.jpg plays one of the three models in "Yoncé".|alt=Jourdan Dunn]]
File:Jake Gyllenhaal Cannes 2015.jpg, one of the multiple celebrities to make a cameo in "Run".|alt=Jake Gyllenhaal]]
File:Nicki Minaj 3, 2012.jpg and Beyoncé have appeared in three videos together.|alt=Nicki Minaj]]
File:Guillaume Nery.jpg Guillaume Nery appears in the video for "Runnin' (Lose It All)".|alt=Guillaume Nery]]
File:ColdplayBBC071221 (cropped).jpg's "Hymn for the Weekend" in January 2016.]]
File:Serena Williams at 2013 US Open.jpg makes a cameo appearance in "Sorry".|alt=Serena Williams]]
= 2020s =
File:SXSW 2019 4 (47282558132) (cropped).jpg appears in the video for "Brown Skin Girl".]]
File:Pam Anderson 2009.jpg" video pays homage to Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson.]]
Albums
= Live video albums =
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scope="row" | Live at Wembley
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|style="text-align:left;"|Features her concert at Wembley Arena in London as part of her Dangerously in Love Tour in support of her debut solo studio album Dangerously in Love (2003). |
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scope="row" | The Beyoncé Experience Live
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|style="text-align:left;"|Filmed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on September 2, 2007, during her world tour The Beyoncé Experience. |
scope="row" | I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas
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|style="text-align:left;"|Filmed at the Encore Theater, Las Vegas by Ed Burke, on August 2, 2009, during a stint of Beyoncé's worldwide I Am... World Tour (2009–2010). |
scope="row" | I Am... World Tour
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|style="text-align:left;"|Directed, produced and edited by Beyoncé, is a combination of performances from I Am... World Tour, running from March 2009 through February 2010. |{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/SpecialFeatures2009/2009YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf|title=2009 Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours|date=October 1, 2009|publisher=Pollstar|access-date=September 17, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909074639/http://www.pollstarpro.com/SpecialFeatures2009/2009YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf|archive-date=September 9, 2016}} |
scope="row" | Live at Roseland
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|style="text-align:left;"|Directed by Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Anthony Green, and was executively produced by Beyoncé, it was filmed during her 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé revue, which was held at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City in August 2011. |
scope="row"|Live in Atlantic City
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|style="text-align:left;"|It was directed by the singer and Burke as part of the home media release of her autobiographical television film Life Is But a Dream. The concert film contains footage from Beyoncé's four-night residency show Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live in May 2012. |
scope="row"|Beyoncé: X10
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|style="text-align:left;"|Recordings of ten live performances from The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–14). Included as a bonus disc on the Platinum Edition reissue of Beyoncé (2013). |
= Compilation video albums =
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scope="row" | Beyoncé: The Ultimate Performer
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| style="text-align:left;"|Features exclusive footage and concerts that were held in France, Japan, the UK and the US. |
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= Music video albums =
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scope="row" | BET Presents Beyoncé
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|style="text-align:left;"|Contains footage of Beyoncé backing band, Suga Mama, her clothing line, House of Deréon, and Dreamgirls, as well as appearances by Beyoncé on 106 & Park and the BET Awards. |
scope="row" | Video Triple Play
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|style="text-align:left;"|iTunes Store release which comprises the music videos for "Check on It", "Déjà Vu" (Edited Version) and "Ring the Alarm. |{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/video-triple-play/262666032 |title=Video Triple Play |date=November 21, 2006 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=April 12, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111073120/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/video-triple-play/id262666032 |archive-date=November 11, 2012 }} |
scope="row" | B'Day Anthology Video Album
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|style="text-align:left;"|Contains thirteen music videos for songs from her second studio album, B'Day (2006) and its deluxe edition in 2007. |{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-04-05-beyonce-video-album_N.htm |title=Beyonce releases 'B'Day' video album |work=USA Today |date=April 5, 2007 |access-date=September 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628214645/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-04-05-beyonce-video-album_N.htm |archive-date=June 28, 2011 }} |
scope="row" |Video Triple Play
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|style="text-align:left;"|iTunes Store release which comprises the music videos for "Irreplaceable", "Beautiful Liar" and "Get Me Bodied". |
scope="row" | Above and Beyoncé: Video Collection & Dance Mixes
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|style="text-align:left;"|Contains two discs—music videos on one disc and dance remixes on the other—and "behind the scenes" footage. |
scope="row" | Live at Roseland: Elements of 4
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|style="text-align:left;"|A two-disc DVD that contains a complete concert from the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé revue, bonus offstage footage, a 20-page booklet and seven music videos from Beyoncé's 4 album. |
scope="row" | Beyoncé
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|style="text-align:left;"|A visual album containing sixteen music videos, and a bonus song titled "Grown Woman". |
Film
Television
Commercials
Notes
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