At the beginning of the millennium a Mobsters series dominated television: the series about the trials of Tony Soprano and the New Jersey mafia launched many careers, but Lady Gaga’s was not one of them. In 2001, 15-year-old Stefani Germanotta, who cherishes her dreams of becoming an actress, appeared for one scene in the ninth episode of the third season of the series.
Stefani Germanotta burst onto the music scene seven years later, in 2008, as Lady Gaga Just Dance with his hit, and a year later Gossip Girlpopped in for a cameo. The singer played herself and performed in the tenth episode of the third season Bad Romance his hit.
First film roles
Lady Gaga 2013-ban, Robert Rodriguez Machete kills She made her debut as an actress in the 2010 action film Machete was a continuation. The film remained in the memory of the critics as a cheap Tarantino copy, and it did not help the singer’s career – at most, to the extent that it was released at the time, ARTPOP one of the tracks of his LP, that is Aurat was advertised, as the song was performed in the film. Critics hated it so much Machete kills work, including Lady Gaga’s performance, that she was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress at the 2014 Razzie Awards.
The negative criticism apparently did not affect the singer, as the following year she showed herself again in a Rodriguez film. THE Sin City: You would kill for it in the thriller, he disguised himself as a waitress named Bertha. The film, which has strong elements of neo-noir, was also not an Oscar-worthy work, and the singer also joined the filming while on tour.
We were just shooting and there were only a few days left. Gaga just happened to be on tour in Houston, a few towns away from us in Austin. She was ready to perform, she brought her own wig. He showed up, we shot the scene, and then he went back on tour
said Rodriguez, who is AND! Newsson in a given interview, he predicted that the singer could have a bright future in the film industry as well, seeing how much “the camera loves her”.
In the center of the horror
After her less-than-memorable film roles, Lady Gaga turned to TV, Ryan Murphy American Horror Story he appeared in two seasons of his anthology series. First in 2015, in the fifth season of the series, the Hotelmade a lasting impression in She portrayed Baroness Elizabeth, the owner of the Cortez Hotel, and the attractive yet cruel character immediately became an Internet favorite.
The audience realized that Gaga is not talented as an actor, what’s more, she carries the show. So much so
In 2016, she received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the category of Best Television Actress.
The singer, who is now also awarded as an actress, returned to the show after Hotel. In the sixth season of the series, the Roanokehowever, she had a much smaller role in Scáthach, the bloodthirsty pagan witch.
However, the real cinematic breakthrough came in 2018 A star is born brought it to him. In one of the most anticipated films of the year, he starred with Bradley Cooper, who was also the director of the production. For the role, Lady Gaga received her first Oscar nomination in the best actress category (she was previously nominated in the music category), but she did not exchange the nomination for an award. Yet he did not go home empty-handed from the gala, because the Shallow received the statuette for the best original song for the hit.
After his first major film success, Ridley Scott The house of Gucci he got the lead role in his film, which is about the rise and fall of the family behind one of the world’s best-known luxury brands. The singer played the role of Patrizia Reggiani, the wife of Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver. The film also starred Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino, Jared Leto and Salma Hayek, but Gaga took the show in this production as well. She was nominated for several awards for the role, including BAFTA and Critics’ Choice.
The musical is coming
Like A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga is once again appearing in a film that was invented for her. THE Joker: Two-Man Madnessin she plays Harley Quinn, one of DC’s best-known characters, alongside Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker. The film, directed by Todd Phillips, is being advertised as a musical, so his singing skills will also come to the fore. The film was presented at the Venice Film Festival in September, where the audience rewarded the production with a standing ovation.
Before the screening Gaga revealedthat the singing in the film took place live and not in a studio:
For me it was about mastering the technique and forgetting how to breathe and letting the song come completely from the character
– he said about the role.
(Cover photo: Lady Gaga in Joker: Two-Man Madness. Photo: Warner Bros / Northfoto)
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