American singer, director and occasional actress Lana Del Rey has appeared in 55 music videos, one documentary film, six short films (five musical), seven magazine films, and three commercials, as well as directing a bulk of her work. Del Rey's first appearance was in the short film Poolside (2010) as Lisa, a rich girl who spends her days smoking cigarettes by the pool. She received top billing for the project. Del Rey then went on to write the treatment for two music films, Ride (2012) and Tropico (2013), which were directed by Anthony Mandler. In 2015, Del Rey served as the executive producer of the film Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?. She then made appearances as a performer in Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen and in The King as herself.
Del Rey has also gained notability as a director. After directing and editing many of the music videos for her first album, Lana Del Ray, she broke into mainstream success with the songs and music videos for "Video Games", and "Blue Jeans" in 2011. Since then, she has directed more music videos, as well as the short film Freak (2016), which she also wrote, and starred as Pamela Courson, alongside Father John Misty, who played her lover, the Doors lead singer, Jim Morrison.
Music videos As a lead artist +Key Denotes music video directed by Lana Del Rey
Title Year Other artist(s) Director(s) Associated album(s) "Methamphetamines"(unreleased) 2008 rowspan="27" Lana Del Rey rowspan="1" "Kill Kill"Kill Kill / Lana Del Ray "Gramma" 2009 "Yayo" "Mermaid Motel"Lana Del Ray "Put Me in a Movie" "Brite Lites" "Jump" "Pawn Shop Blues" "You Can Be the Boss" 2010rowspan="4" "Kinda Outta Luck" "On Our Way" "Hundred Dollar Bill" "Lolita" Born to Die "Diet Mountain Dew" 2011 "National Anthem"(demo version) "Video Games" "Blue Jeans"(original version) "Born to Die" Yoann Lemoine "Blue Jeans"(second version) 2012 "Carmen" Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness" Kyle NewmanSpencer Susser "Summertime Sadness"(Cedric Gervais remix)"Blue Velvet" Johan Renck Born to Die: The Paradise Edition / Paradise "Bel Air" Kyle NewmanSpencer Susser "Burning Desire" 2013 Anthony Shurmer "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" rowspan="2" "Summer Wine" Barrie-James O'Neill Lana Del Rey "Young and Beautiful" rowspan="10" Chris SweeneySophie Muller The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film "Young and Beautiful"(Cedric Gervais remix) "West Coast" 2014 Vincent Haycock Ultraviolence "Shades of Cool" Jake Nava "Pretty When You Cry"(unreleased) Lana Del Rey "Ultraviolence" Francesco Carrozzini "Honeymoon"(unreleased) 2015 Honeymoon "High by the Beach" Jake Nava "Music to Watch Boys To" Kinga Burza "Love" 2017 Rich Lee Lust for Life "Lust for Life" The Weeknd "White Mustang" rowspan="5" "Mariners Apartment Complex" 2018 Chuck Grant Norman Fucking Rockwell! "Venice Bitch" "Fuck It, I Love You!" / "The Greatest"2019Rich Lee "Doin' Time" "Don't Call Me Angel" Ariana GrandeMiley Cyrus Hannah Lux Davis Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" 2020 rowspan="9" Lana Del Rey Chemtrails over the Country Club "Summertime (The Gershwin Version)" "Chemtrails over the Country Club" 2021 brthr Chemtrails over the Country Club "White Dress" Constellation Jones "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It" Lana Del ReyNorman Fucking Rockwell! "Arcadia" Blue Banisters "Interlude – The Trio" "Arcadia"(alternate video) "Blue Banisters" "Candy Necklace"2023Jon BatisteRich LeeDid You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd "Tough"2024QuavoWyatt Spain WinfreyLana Del ReyQuavo "White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter"2026Stove
Guest appearances Title Year Artist(s) Director(s) Associated album(s) "Stargazing" 2020 The Neighbourhood Ramez Silyan Chip Chrome & the Mono-Tones
Filmography As lead performer +Key Denotes film written by Lana Del Rey Denotes film directed by Lana Del Rey
Title Year Role(s) Director(s) Notes Poolside(credited as Lizzy Grant) 2010 Lisa Aaron C. Peer Acting debut National Anthem 2012 Jackie Kennedy / Marilyn Monroe Anthony Mandler Ride Artist Tropico 2013 Eve / Mary Freak 2016 Pamela Courson Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell 2019 Lady of the Canyon Chuck Grant Producer, editor, and cinematographer
As executive producer Title Year Director(s) Notes Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston? 2015 Gabriel Sunday Documentary film
Magazine films Title Year Director(s) Publication Lana Del Rey 2012 Sean and Seng Interview ZOO Presents Lana Del Rey Bryan Adams ZOO Nylon X Lana Del Rey Nylon L'Officiel Presents Lana Del Rey Nicole Nodland L'Officiel FADER Presents Lana Del Rey 2014 Maia Stern FADER Madame Figaro Presents Lana Del Rey rowspan="2" Madame Figaro Lana Del Rey August/September Issue 2015 Complex In Bed (and in the Bathtub) with Lana Del Rey 2020 Charlie Grant InterviewLana Del Rey's Tour Diary 2024Chuck GrantVogue
Television
Title Year Role(s) Director(s) Notes Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen 2017 Herself Jack Bender Tribute concert The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show 2019 Chris Howe Amazon Prime concert special The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives2025Guest appearance
Web interviews
Publication / series Year Notes index 2008 Episode: "Lizzy Grant Interview" RnB Junk 2011 Episode: "An Interview with Lana Del Rey" BBC Radio 1 2011–2019 7 appearances One-to-Watch by Myspace 2012 Episode: "Meet Lana Del Rey" NME Interviews Episode: "Lana Del Rey" Complex Cover 2017 Episode: "Lana Del Rey On "Lust for Life," Avoiding Cultural Appropriation, and Politics" KRQQ Episode: "Lana Del Rey Talks New Album ‘Lust For Life’ On The Kevin & Bean Show" Beats Radio One 2017–2018 2 episodes MTV News2018 2 episodes World Cafe Episode: "Lana Del Rey Interview" On Air With Ryan Seacrest 2018–2019 2 episodes Gucci on YouTube 2019 Episode: "Lana Del Rey behind the scene of #ForeverGuilty Campaign" 104.3 MY FM Episode: "Lana Del Rey Talks Working w/ Ariana Grande & Miley Cyrus, James Franco, & More!" Alt 98.7 Episode: "Lana Del Rey Talks ’Norman F**king Rockwell’ Working w/ Jack Antonoff, Covering Sublime & More" KRQQ Episode: "Lana Del Rey Talks Sublime, New Album 'Norman F***ing Rockwell'"
Commercials + List of commercials, showing company / product, year released, and description Company Year Description Keds 2009 Commercial features Del Rey in 2009 walking around Coney Island, Brooklyn while her song "Yayo" plays in the background. H&M 2012 Commercial features Del Rey in an old-1960s-inspired lounge where she sings a cover of Bobby Vinton's famous prom anthem "Blue Velvet", which was featured on her second EP Paradise (2012). Gucci 2019 Commercial features Del Rey alongside Jared Leto as a married couple in an old-1960s-inspired advertisement for Gucci Guilty, which they are the faces of. The video also features a cameo appearance from Courtney Love.
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