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.
Known For
TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: The Price of Freedom
2023
Britney at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2022
Britney Spears: Breaking Free
Self
2021
Britney vs. Spears
Self (archive footage)
2021
Toxic: Britney Spears' Battle For Freedom
Self (archive footage)
2021
Controlling Britney Spears
Self (archive footage)
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
2021
Britney Spears: Fighting for Freedom
2021
The Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship
Self (archive footage)
2021
Corporate Animals
Self (voice)
2019
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
Self (archive footage)
2019
Confessions of the Paparazzi
Self
2017
Britney Spears: Triple Ho Show
Self
2016
Britney Spears: Apple Music Festival
Self
2016
Britney Spears: iHeartRadio Music Festival
Self
2016
Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA
Self (archive footage)
2016
Jamie Lynn Spears: When the Lights Go Out
Self
2016
Britney Spears: Workin' It
Self
2014
Britney: Piece of Me
Self
2013
I Am Britney Jean
Self
2013
P!NK: Staying True
Self
2013
Propaganda
Self (archive footage)
2013
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
2012
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self
2012
Me @ the Zoo
Self (archive footage)
2012
Britney Spears - Live The Femme Fatale Tour
Self
2011
I'm Still Here
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Smash His Camera
Self (archive footage)
2010
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour
Girl in Elevator during Human Nature (uncredited)
2010
Teenage Paparazzo
Self
2010
The Circus Starring: Britney Spears
Self
2009
Britney: For the Record
Self
2008
Religulous
Self (archive footage)
2008
Britney Spears - L'innocente Rebelle
Self
2007
Maxim: Hot Clips 4
Self (archive footage)
2006
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
Self
2004
Die 90er - Popwunder & Popsünden
Self
2004
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
2004
Britney Spears: The Return of an Angel
Self (archive footage)
2004
Britney Spears: Live from Miami
Self
2004
Britney Spears: In the Zone
Self
2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Britney Spears
2003
Britney Spears: Stages - Three Days in Mexico
Self
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Britney Spears
2002
Crossroads
Lucy Wagner
2002
Britney: The Videos
Self
2001
Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas
Self
2001
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Longshot
Flight Attendant
2001
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
Self
2001
The Merchants of Cool
Self (archive footage)
2001
M6 awards 2000
Self
2000
Britney Spears: Oops!... I Did It Again Tour 2000
Self
2000
Britney Spears: Live and More!
Self
2000
Crossroads: 40 Days with Britney
Self
Boybands Forever
Self (archive footage)
2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self (archive footage)
2024
Framing Britney Spears
Self (archive footage)
2021
The New York Times Presents
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2020
Euphoria
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2019
Jane the Virgin
Britney Spears · (1 episode)
2014
Miley: The Movement
Herself
2013
Radio Disney Music Awards
Self · (2 episodes)
2013
The X Factor
Self - Judge · (27 episodes)
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · (1 episode)
2011
A Day in the Life
Self (archive footage)
2010
Britney Spears: Unbreakable
Self
2009
Glee
Britney Spears · (1 episode)
2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
2009
Britney & Kevin: Chaotic
Self
2005
How I Met Your Mother
Abby · (2 episodes)
2005
The Tyra Banks Show
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Mickey Mouse Club: The Best Of Britney, Justin & Christina
2005
Britney and Kevin: Chaotic
Self · (5 episodes)
2005
The X Factor
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
2004
Britney Spears: Innocent Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
2004
Top of the Pops Saturday
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (5 episodes)
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Britney Spears: Britney
Self
2002
The Osbournes
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Star Academy
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Britney Spears in Concert
Self
2000
Diary
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Crazy 2K Tour
Self
1999
Britney Spears: Time Out with Britney Spears
Self
1999
Britney Spears & Joey McIntyre in Concert
Self
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Performer & Nominee · (1 episode)
1999
...Baby One More Time Tour
Self
1999
Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
1999
Will & Grace
Amber-Louise · (1 episode)
1998
TRL
(1 episode)
1998
Taff
self · (1 episode)
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Britney Spears · (1 episode)
1996
Kenan & Kel
Britney Spears · (1 episode)
1996
Médico de familia
Britney Spears · (1 episode)
1995
TOTP2
Self · (1 episode)
1994
ECHO-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Dateline
Self · (1 episode)
1992
Boulevard Bio
Self · (1 episode)
1991
The Simpsons
Britney Spears (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
MMC
Mouseketeer · (81 episodes)
1989
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Self · (1 episode)
1988
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (6 episodes)
1984
De TV Show
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (4 episodes)
1981
CNN Special Report
Self - Archive Footage · (1 episode)
1980
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
Bravo Otto Verleihung
Self - Awardee (pre-taped appearence) · (1 episode)
1957