Best Britney Spears Performances, Ranked – MovieWeb

The “Princess of Pop,” Britney Spears, rose to fame after signing as a Jive Recording Artist in the late ’90s, releasing her debut album “Baby One More Time.” The singer 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. Spears has earned numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, 15 Guinness World Records, six MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, and a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star.

Making her first acting debut appearing in the television show, The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, Britney joined an ensemble cast that included the future stars, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling. As a Mouseketeer, Spears received extensive training in dance, drama, and singing.

Britney Spears made her film debut as a cameo in Longshot and later landed her first lead role in Crossroads, where Spears’s performance was praised with the film grossing $61.1 million worldwide. Here are the best Britney Spears performances, ranked.

10 Longshot

Longshot is a comedy film directed by Lionel C. Martin and written by Lou Pearlman. The film stars Tony DeCamillis, Hunter Tylo, Joey Sculthorpe, Paul Sorvino, Antonio Sabato Jr., and Jessica Wesson. Teen pop stars including Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Lil Kim, and Britney Spears make an appearance.

A rich and corrupt businessman, Laszlo Pryce (Paul Sorvino), blackmails a fitness instructor (Tony DeCamillis) in order to gain inside information on the stock market. Britney Spears has a cameo in the film portraying a flight attendant.

9 The Simpsons

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The Simpsons is an animated sitcom created by Matt Groening. Featured voices in the series include Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer.

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In the episode, “The Mansion Family,” Britney Spears co-hosts the Springfield Pride Awards with Kent Brockman (Harry Shearer). When Spears is awarding Cornelius Chapman (Dan Castellaneta) as Springfield’s oldest citizen, she accidentally kills him when she kisses him on the cheek.

8 Kenan & Kel

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Kenan & Kel is an American sitcom that was created by Kim Bass. The series follows mischievous Kenan Rockmore (Kenan Thompson) and his carefree best friend Kel Kimble (Kel Mitchell) as they go on various misadventures.

Kenan and Kel decide to explore Hollywood and end up breaking into the backstage area of the Julie Brown Show. They encounter David Alan Grier, Bill Bellamy, and Britney Spears. Kel pretends to be Britney’s on-set hairstylist and gives Spears green highlights, who is not happy with the results.

7 Will & Grace

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Will & Grace is a television sitcom that was created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. The series centers in New York City and focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), a straight interior designer.

In an episode of Will & Grace, Jack’s (Sean Hayes) talk show “Jack Talk” is completely revamped. After the new conservative owners hire Amber-Louise (Britney Spears), as “Jack Talk’s” new co-host, Jack contemplates whether he’ll stand up to his new bosses or not.

6 Jane the Virgin

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Jane the Virgin is a romantic comedy-drama television series developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. The series stars Gina Rodriguez as Jane Gloriana Villanueva, a devoted Latina virgin who becomes pregnant after an accidental artificial insemination by her gynecologist.

Jane (Gina Rodriguez) thinks she is ready to make a decision about her love life while Alba (Ivonee Coll) is attempting to become a citizen however Xo’s (Andrea Navedo) past could complicate it. Meanwhile, Rogelio (Jaime Camil) learns that his nemesis, Britney Spears, is at the Marbella Hotel, and he is determined to confront her about their past.

5 Austin Powers in Goldmember

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Austin Powers in Goldmember is the third installment in the Austin Powers film series that was directed by Jay Roach. The film stars Mike Myers portraying four different roles including Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, and Fat Bastard. Beyoncé Knowles made her theatrical film debut and the movie also features Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, and Michael Caine.

Austin Powers (Mike Myers) stumbles upon the set for Britney Spears’ “Boys” music video, the two have a dance-off and Austin is shocked to learn that Britney is a fembot. Mike Myers reprised his role as Austin Powers in Britney’s actual music video for the song, which appeared on the film’s soundtrack.

4 Sabrina the Teenage Witch

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a television sitcom that was created by Nell Scovell and based on the Archie Comics series of the same name. The series stars Melissa Joan Hart as an American teenager, Sabrina Spellman, who learns on her 16th birthday, that she has magical powers and is a witch. Sabrina lives with her 600-year-old witch aunts Hilda (Caroline Rhea), Zelda (Beth Broderick), and their talking cat, Salem (Nick Bakay).

Bummed about missing a Britney Spears concert, Sabrina contemplates moving in with her dad in Paris and Spears magically appears in Sabrina’s hotel room, for a private performance.

3 Glee

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Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. The series centers around a high school show choir, known as a glee club, from a fictional William McKinley High School, where they compete in competitions.

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Glee club member, Brittany S. Pierce (Heather Morris), experiences an anesthesia-induced hallucination in which she creates iconic Britney Spears music videos including “Toxic,” and “Oops! I Did It Again.” Glee devoted an entire episode to Britney Spears and her music.

2 How I Met Your Mother

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How I Met Your Mother is a CBS sitcom that was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays. The series follows Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his group of friends in New York City. As a frame story, Ted, in 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meet their mother.

Ted tries to show Stella (Sarah Chalke) his good side by being nice to the receptionist, Abby (Britney Spears). However, Abby starts to show interest in Ted, and Robin (Cobie Smulders) and Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) suggest that Ted give up on Stella and focus on Abby instead. Later, Abby catches Ted holding flowers outside the clinic that he intended to give to Stella. Abby complains to Barney about how Ted toyed with her emotions and afterward, Barney and Abby have sex.

1 Crossroads

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Crossroads is a teen comedy-drama film directed by Tamra Davis from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes. The film centers around three teenage girls, Lucy Wagner (Britney Spears), Kit (Zoe Saldana), and Mimi (Taryn Manning) who find themselves and their friendships while on a cross-country road trip.

While on their road trip, Lucy meets Ben (Anson Mount) and Kit reveals a rumor that she heard about Ben involving him going to jail for killing a guy. The girls are uneasy for most of the road trip, and later confront Ben about the rumor, who reveals that he actually went to jail for driving his stepsister across state lines without parental consent because his stepfather was abusing her. While Kit, Lucy, and Mimi’s friendship bond grows throughout the film, Lucy and Ben fall in love.