Mariah Carey videography#Filmography
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| title = Mariah Carey videography
| image = Mariah Carey by David Shankbone.jpg
| caption = Carey attending the premiere of Tennessee at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
| label1 = Music videos
| data1 = 133{{efn|Includes remix, alternate, director-cut and live videos.}}
| label2 = Lyric videos
| data2 = 6
| label3 = Home videos
| data3 = 8
| label4 = Film appearances
| data4 = 17
| label5 = Television appearances
| data5 = 9{{efn|Saturday Night Live is counted as one appearance despite Carey making four appearances on the show in the years 1990–2008.}}
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American R&B singer Mariah Carey has had an extensive career in film and television throughout her career, in addition to "hundreds of music videos, a dozen or so feature films, and several TV guest-appearances".{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mariah-careys-best-worst-movies-imdb/|title=Mariah Carey's 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Movies, According To IMDb|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Screen Rant|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190843/https://screenrant.com/mariah-careys-best-worst-movies-imdb/|url-status=live}} After topping charts, filming and directing multiple music videos for well-acclaimed songs such as "Vision of Love" and "Fantasy" throughout the 1990s, Carey made her big-screen debut in the rom-com, The Bachelor (1999). In 2001, Carey starred in Glitter which followed the story of Billie Frank, a young woman rising to fame as a pop-star, and was released on September 21, 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1446501/mariah-careys-album-release-delayed-three-weeks/|title=Mariah Carey's Album Release Delayed Three Weeks|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|access-date=December 10, 2020|date=August 9, 2001|first=Brian|last=Hiatt|archive-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226100302/http://www.mtv.com/news/1446501/mariah-careys-album-release-delayed-three-weeks/|url-status=dead}} It was a major commercial failure and critical flop being ranked number 21 on IMDb's Bottom 100 Movies of All Time.
She later starred in films WiseGirls (2002), State Property 2 (2005) and Tennessee (2008) with supporting roles. The latter film received higher praise with Carey's role as Krystal, an aspiring young singer, being called "surprisingly effective".{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN0154359820080501|title=Mariah Carey Surprisingly Effective in "Tennessee"|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Reuters|archive-date=May 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505083651/http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN0154359820080501|url-status=live}} Despite the film's mixed reviews, Carey's performance as Raychel in WiseGirls was given favourable reviews in comparison to her role as Billie Frank in Glitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/mariah-makes-good-in-mob-movie|last=Friedman|first=Roger|title=Mariah Makes Good in Mob Movie|publisher=Fox News Channel|date=January 14, 2002|access-date=August 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314071924/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,42928,00.html|archive-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=live}} In 2009, Carey starred in Lee Daniels' film Precious as Ms. Weiss, a social worker, which earned her multiple awards and nominations including a win for the Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.psfilmfest.org/news/detail.aspx?NID=209&year=2009 |title=Palms Springs finds Carey precious |publisher=Palm Springs International Film Festival |access-date=March 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727190411/http://www.psfilmfest.org/news/detail.aspx?NID=209&year=2009 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 }} Precious was deemed by some to be Carey's comeback and "return to acting".{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-mariah-careys-glitter-became-one-of-the-best-comeback-stories-of-2018-13180233|title=Mariah Carey's 'Glitter' Return Is Moment Of Major Redemption For The Legendary Singer|accessdate=May 15, 2021|website=Bustle|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190717/https://www.bustle.com/p/how-mariah-careys-glitter-became-one-of-the-best-comeback-stories-of-2018-13180233|url-status=live}}
In 2013, Carey starred in Daniels' historical drama film, The Butler, which earned her a second nomination for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. That same year, Carey signed on as a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol alongside Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban but left at the end of the season alongside Minaj.{{cite news| url= https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/mariah-carey-not-returning-to-idol/| work= ABC News| title= Mariah Carey not returning to Idol| date= May 31, 2013| access-date= May 31, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130530222100/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/05/mariah-carey-not-returning-to-idol/| archive-date= May 30, 2013| url-status= live}}[https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/nicki-minaj-confirms-american-idol-exit-94601 Nicki Minaj Confirms 'American Idol' Exit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607233211/http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/nicki-minaj-confirms-american-idol-exit-94601 |date=June 7, 2013 }} Retrieved May 31, 2013 Carey has stated that American Idol was one of the "worst experiences of [her] life.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/mariah-carey-says-american-idol-798771/|title=Mariah Carey Says 'American Idol' "Was the Worst Experience of My Life"|accessdate=May 15, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190717/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/mariah-carey-says-american-idol-798771/|url-status=live}} She went on to say that "pitting two females against each other wasn’t cool" and that the show "should have been about the contestants instead of about some nonexistent feud" in relation to her on-set squabbles with Minaj. In 2018, she appeared as a key advisor on The Voice.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8482370/the-voice-recap-mariah-carey-joins-knockouts/|title='The Voice' Recap: Mariah Carey Joins for the Knockouts|accessdate=May 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190815/https://pandg.tapad.com/tag?gdpr=0&referrer_url=&page_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fmusic%2Fmusic-news%2Fthe-voice-recap-mariah-carey-joins-knockouts-8482370%2F&owner=P%26G&bp_id=penskemedia&ch=%7B%22architecture%22%3A%22%22%2C%22bitness%22%3A%22%22%2C%22brands%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22mobile%22%3Afalse%2C%22model%22%3A%22%22%2C%22platformVersion%22%3A%22%22%7D&initiator=js&data=%7B%22category%22%3A%22Music%22%7D|url-status=live}}
In December 2016, Carey starred in her first docu-series, Mariah's World which premiered on the E! cable network.{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=Libby|title=It's 'Mariah's World' and everyone else is just living in it|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-mariahs-world-mariah-carey-e-20160803-snap-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=16 January 2017|archive-date=12 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190719/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-mariahs-world-mariah-carey-e-20160803-snap-story.html|url-status=live}} The show followed Carey's Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour around Europe and her then-plans to get married.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/mariah-carey-e-reality-series-pariahs-world-wedding-tour-1201730796/|title=TV News Roundup: Mariah Carey Lands E! Docu-series Chronicling Tour & Wedding|access-date=March 26, 2016|date=March 15, 2016|first=Jacob|last=Bryant|work=Variety|archive-date=March 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318190026/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/mariah-carey-e-reality-series-pariahs-world-wedding-tour-1201730796/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/mariah-carey-to-star-in-e-series-mariahs-world-20160315|title=Mariah Carey to Star in E! Series 'Mariah's World'|access-date=March 26, 2016|date=March 15, 2016|first=Brittany|last=Spanos|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324002421/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/mariah-carey-to-star-in-e-series-mariahs-world-20160315|url-status=live}} The series struggled with ratings, but tended to be well received by some critics including Variety's Sonia Saraiya, who praised the show's "surprising sense of humor and humility".{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mariahs-world-canceled-mariah-carey-e-show-1202561577/|title=Mariah Carey's E! Series 'Mariah's World' Not Returning for Second Season|accessdate=May 15, 2021|website=Variety|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119132646/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mariahs-world-canceled-mariah-carey-e-show-1202561577/|url-status=live}} The show was cancelled after one season. Carey has also reinvented her image as the "de facto Christmas-time hostess" with multiple Christmas films and specials including two Hallmark Channel specials and two Apple TV+ specials including A Christmas Melody (2015) and Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special (2020); the former being Carey's directorial debut.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6792641/mariah-carey-merriest-christmas-hallmark|title=Mariah Carey Announces 'Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas' on Hallmark|accessdate=May 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190804/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertagids&topUrl=www.billboard.com&gpp=DBABBg~BUoAAAJY.QA&gpp_sid=8|url-status=live}}
Carey has also lent her voice to many animated films, most notably The Star (2017) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017). She has also made cameo appearances in numerous films, her first being in Death of a Dynasty (2003) and later on in Girls Trip (2017) among several others. Carey has also recorded theme music for different films and TV shows such as "When You Believe", from The Prince of Egypt soundtrack in 1998, with Whitney Houston.{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_3_95/ai_54724886/ |title=Whitney and Mariah team up on hit tune 'When You Believe' |work=BNET |publisher=Business Wire |date=December 14, 1998 |access-date=September 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727042844/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_3_95/ai_54724886/ |archive-date=July 27, 2011 }} In 2013, Carey performed "Almost Home", the theme song from the film Oz the Great and Powerful.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/02/05/mariah-carey-records-song-for-oz/1894813/|title=Mariah Carey Records Song for Oz|work=USA Today|last=Clark|first=Cindy|date=February 6, 2013|access-date=February 20, 2013|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190846/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/02/05/mariah-carey-records-song-for-oz/1894813/|url-status=live}} In 2018, Carey stated in an interview that she did not like the song and that "it didn’t feel like [her] at all".{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/forever-mariah-an-interview-with-an-icon/|title=Forever Mariah: An Interview With an Icon|accessdate=May 15, 2021|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107043251/https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/forever-mariah-an-interview-with-an-icon/|url-status=live}} In 2019, Carey also wrote and performed the theme song for the TV show, Mixed-ish entitled "In the Mix".[https://deadline.com/2019/08/mariah-carey-writes-performs-mixed-ish-theme-song-for-abc-tca-1202661215/ "Mariah Carey Writes, Performs 'Mixed-Ish' Theme Song For ABC – TCA"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805160705/https://deadline.com/2019/08/mariah-carey-writes-performs-mixed-ish-theme-song-for-abc-tca-1202661215/ |date=2019-08-05 }} from Deadline (August 5, 2019) Carey stated that "As a biracial woman in the entertainment industry, there was no way [she] did not want to be a part of mixed-ish".{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7846482/new-music-mariah-carey-contributes-in-the-mix-to-mixed-ish?andro=1&chrome=1|title=New Music! Mariah Carey Contributes "In The Mix" To 'mixed-ish'|work=Idolator|date=September 16, 2019|access-date=September 26, 2019}} Some other songs Carey has performed for movies include "Right to Dream" (from Tennessee), "Infamous" (from Empire) and "The Star" (from the film of the same name). The latter was nominated for the Best Original Song at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.
Having worked with numerous artists throughout her career such as Ol' Dirty Bastard, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Boyz II Men and Ariana Grande, Carey has accumulated over one billion views on her Vevo account.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a595327/mariah-carey-reaches-1-billion-music-video-views-on-vevo/|title=Mariah Carey reaches 1 billion music video views on Vevo|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=Digital Spy}} Her music videos have been given high praise with Vogue stating that "since bursting onto the scene in the 1990s, [Carey] has evolved from the American girl next door (jeans and a T-shirt were her staples) to a sultrier, more glamorous aesthetic, complete with a wind machine blowing at all times".{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/mariah-carey-best-music-video-fashion-moments|title=Mariah Carey's Best Music Video Fashion Moments|accessdate=May 15, 2021|website=Vogue|archive-date=June 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612191401/https://www.vogue.com/article/mariah-carey-best-music-video-fashion-moments|url-status=live}} Carey has been nominated three times for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, for the videos "Honey (Bad Boy Remix)", "We Belong Together" and "Touch My Body". In 2021, Carey was honoured at the African American Film Critics Association with a Special Achievement Innovator Award for her "visual storytelling in her music videos and specials".{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/mariah-carey-george-c-wolfe-aafca-special-achievement-awards-1234694514/|title=Mariah Carey, 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom's George C. Wolfe Nab AAFCA Special Achievement Awards|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217003840/https://deadline.com/2021/02/mariah-carey-george-c-wolfe-aafca-special-achievement-awards-1234694514/|url-status=live}}
Music videos
= 1990s =
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| Denotes music videos directed or co-directed by Mariah Carey |
= 2000s =
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| style="background:#bdf;"| {{*|alt=Music videos directed or co-directed by Mariah Carey}}
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= 2010s =
File:MinajHammersteinBallroomNYC.jpg appears in the "Up Out My Face" (Remix) video.]]
File:Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg joins Carey in the "All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)" video.]]
File:John Legend 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg appears alongside Carey in the "When Christmas Comes" music video.]]
File:Singer Miguel 2013 2.jpg appears with Carey in the music videos for "#Beautiful" and the Spanglish remix "#Hermosa.]]
File:Trey Songz August 2012.jpg makes a cameo appearance in the video for "You're Mine (Eternal)" and appears alongside Carey in the video for the song's remix.]]
File:Stefflon Don 2.jpg is featured in the first "A No No" (Remix) music video.]]
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= 2020s =
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| style="background:#bdf;"| {{*|alt=Music videos directed or co-directed by Mariah Carey}}
| Denotes music videos directed or co-directed by Mariah Carey |
Video albums
Video singles
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|+List of video singles ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Release details ! scope="col" colspan="7"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Video {{cite magazine|date=May 16, 1998|title=Top Video Sales|magazine=Billboard|page=84|id={{ProQuest|1506039274}}}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Music Video |
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| scope="row"| "My All"
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| 31 || 6 |
Filmography
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| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999
!scope="row"| The Bachelor | Ilana | Acting debut |
| 2001
!scope="row"| Glitter | Billie Frank | 2001 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress |
| 2002
!scope="row"| WiseGirls | Raychel | |
| 2003
!scope="row"| Death of a Dynasty | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2005
!scope="row"| State Property 2 | Dame's Wifey | |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
!scope="row"| Tennessee | Krystal | |
| scope="row"| You Don't Mess with the Zohan
| Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2009
!scope="row"| Precious | Mrs. Weiss | Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Award for Supporting Actress of the Year Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated – Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast |
| 2013
!scope="row"| The Butler |Hattie Pearl |Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 2015
!scope="row"| A Christmas Melody | Melissa | Carey also directed the film |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
!scope="row"| Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | rowspan="2" | Herself | rowspan="2" | Cameo appearance |
| scope="row"| The Keys of Christmas |
| rowspan="4" | 2017
!scope="row"| The Lego Batman Movie | Voice |
| scope="row"| Girls Trip
| Herself | Cameo appearance |
| scope="row"| The Star
| Rebecca the hen | Voice |
| scope="row"| Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You
| Herself / narrator | Voice; Executive Producer |
| 2020
!scope="row"| Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special | rowspan="3" | Herself | rowspan="3" | Executive Producer |
| 2021
!scope="row"| Mariah's Christmas: The Magic Continues |
| 2022
!scope="row"| Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! |
Television
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! Source(s) |
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| 1990–2008
!scope="row"| Saturday Night Live | Musical Guest | "Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey" (Season 16, Episode 4) | |
| Rowspan="2"| 2002
!scope="row"| Justice League | Carol Ferris / Star Sapphire | 18—19 Episodes | |
| scope="row"| Ally McBeal
| Candy Cushnip | "Playing with Matches" (Season 5, Episode 8) | |
| rowspan="2"| 2003
!scope="row"| I Love the '80s Strikes Back | rowspan="2" | Herself |Miniseries, commentator | |
| scope="row"| Amici di Maria De Filippi
|Italian talent show, guest | |
| 2004
!scope="row"| The Proud Family | Herself (voice) |"Monkey Business" (Season 3, Episode 1) | |
| rowspan="3"|2013
!scope="row"| American Idol | Judge | Season 12 | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"| American Dad!
| Gina's Replacement Waitress (voice) | "Max Jets" (Season 9, Episode 11) | |
| Laura (voice)
| "Kung Pao Turkey" (Season 10, Episode 5) | |
| rowspan="2" |2016
!scope="row"| Empire | Kitty | "What Remains Is Bestial" (Season 3, Episode 3) | |
| scope="row"|Mariah's World
| rowspan="2" | Herself | | |
| 2018
!scope="row"| The Voice | Key Advisor in the fifteenth season. | |
References
= Footnotes =
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= Sources =
- {{cite web |title=Mariah Carey Music Video Evolution – Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/video/bbmveytmariahv01-8480206 |work=Billboard |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190315001850/https://www.billboard.com/video/bbmveytmariahv01-8480206 |archive-date=March 15, 2019 |date=October 17, 2018 |url-status=live }}
- {{cite web |title=Mariah Carey Videos – Vevo |url=http://www.vevo.com/artist/mariah-carey |publisher=Vevo |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510054144/http://www.vevo.com/artist/mariah-carey |archive-date=May 10, 2015}}