Beyoncé videography

Picture of Beyoncé
Beyoncé at the Renaissance World Tour 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 $2.5 billion worldwide at the box office. 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). 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).

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. 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. 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 Epic, 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 Lemonade (2016) and The Lion King: The Gift (2019) albums respectively. She also voiced the role of Nala in The Lion King (2019), which has grossed $1.6 billion to date.

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). 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 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

List of music videos

1999 and 2000s

Jake Nava
Ten of Beyoncé's videos have been directed by Jake Nava.
Matthew Rolston
Matthew Rolston directed two of Beyoncé's music videos.
Jay-Z
Beyoncé's husband Jay-Z has collaborated on several music videos.
Sean Paul
Sean Paul is seen in the video for "Baby Boy".
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy directed the video for "A Woman Like Me".
Shakira
Shakira features in "Beautiful Liar".
Solange Knowles
Beyoncé's sister Solange features in "Get Me Bodied".
Michael Ealy
Michael Ealy plays Beyoncé's love interest in "Halo".

2010s

Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga and Beyoncé collaborated on "Video Phone" and "Telephone".
Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence directed the music video for "Run the World (Girls)".
Jonas Åkerlund
Jonas Åkerlund has directed four videos Beyoncé has featured in.
Jourdan Dunn
Jourdan Dunn plays one of the three models in "Yoncé".
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal, one of the multiple celebrities to make a cameo in "Run".
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have appeared in three videos together.
Guillaume Nery
Free-diver Guillaume Nery appears in the video for "Runnin' (Lose It All)".
Coldplay in 2021.
Beyoncé appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend" in January 2016.
Serena Williams
Tennis player Serena Williams makes a cameo appearance in "Sorry".

2020s

Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o appears in the video for "Brown Skin Girl".
The "Beywatch" video pays homage to Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson.

Albums

Live video albums

Compilation video albums

Music video albums

Film

Television

Commercials

Notes

References

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