Taylor Swift
Born: 1989-12-13 in West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her autobiographical songwriting and artistic reinventions. Swift is the highest-grossing live music artist, the wealthiest female musician, and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Swift signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 and debuted as a country singer with the albums Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008). The singles "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Love Story", and "You Belong with Me" found crossover success on country and pop radio formats. Speak Now (2010) expanded her country pop sound with rock influences, while Red (2012) explored electronic influences. Swift recalibrated her artistic identity from country to pop with the synth-pop album 1989 (2014), while ensuing media scrutiny inspired hip-hop–imbued Reputation (2017). Through the 2010s, she accumulated the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Bad Blood", and "Look What You Made Me Do". Shifting to Republic Records in 2018, Swift released the eclectic pop album Lover (2019) and re-recorded four of her first six albums due to a dispute with Big Machine. She explored indie folk on the 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, synth-pop on Midnights (2022) and The Tortured Poets Department (2024), and soft rock on The Life of a Showgirl (2025). The singles "Cardigan", "Willow", "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)", "Anti-Hero", "Cruel Summer", "Is It Over Now?", "Fortnight", "The Fate of Ophelia", and "Opalite" topped the Hot 100. Her Eras Tour (2023–2024) and its associated film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023), are the highest-grossing concert tour and concert film of all time. Swift is the only artist to have been named the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year six times. A record eight of her albums have each sold over a million copies first-week in the US. Publications such as Rolling Stone and Billboard have ranked Swift among the greatest artists of all time. She is the first individual from the arts to be named Time Person of the Year (2023) and the youngest female inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2026). Her accolades include 14 Grammy Awards—including a record four Album of the Year wins—and a Primetime Emmy Award. Swift is the most-awarded artist of the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, and the MTV Video Music Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taylor Swift, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
2025
- The End of an Era as Self
- Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self (archive footage)
- The Kingdom as Self
- Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl as Self
2024
- Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood as Self (archive footage)
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 as Self (archive footage)
- Make America Swift Again as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Wilderness ... (Theme Song Performance)
- TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR as Self
2022
- Where the Crawdads Sing ... (Songs)
- Amsterdam as Liz Meekins
- Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn as Self
2021
- Directors on Directors as Self
- All Too Well: The Short Film as Her, Later On
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2020
- Selena + Chef as Self
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Miss Americana as Self
- Dear Class of 2020 as Self
- Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions as Self
- Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert as Self
2019
- Cats as Bombalurina
- Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways as Self
- Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered as Self
- Bluebird as Self
- Prime Day Concert 2019 as Self
- Taylor Swift: Lover's Lounge Live as Self
2018
- Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour as Self
- The Biggest Weekend as Self
- Taylor Swift: The Road to Reputation as Self
- AT&T Taylor Swift NOW: Chicago Secret Concert as Self
2017
- Fifty Shades Darker ... (Songs)
- The True Story of... as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of a Song as Self
- Taylor Swift: Super Saturday Night Show as Self
2016
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self
- Taylor Swift: BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- The Giver as Rosemary
- Country Queens at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- America's Sweethearts: Queens of Nashville as Self
- America's Sweethearts: Queens Of Nashville as Self (archive footage)
2013
- Radio Disney Music Awards as Self
- One Chance ... (Songs)
- Taylor Swift: Live On the Seine as Self
2012
- The Lorax as Audrey (voice)
- The Hunger Games ... (Songs)
- Terrace House: Boys × Girls Next Door ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Taylor Swift: VH1 Storytellers as Self
2011
- New Girl as Elaine
- The Voice as Self - Mega Mentor
- Hamish and Andy's Gap Year as Self
- Taylor Swift: Speak Now World Tour Live as Self
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
- Country at the BBC as Self
- Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country as Self
2010
- BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge as Self
- Valentine's Day as Felicia Miller
- Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
- Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless as Self
- Taylor Swift: Speak Now as Self
2009
- The Jay Leno Show as Self
- Hannah Montana: The Movie as Taylor Swift
- MTV World Stage as Self
- Let's Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Performer
- Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience as Self
- Sound Relief - SCG as Self
- Taylor Swift: Live at CMC Rocks the Snowys
2008
- NPR Tiny Desk Concerts as Self
- CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift & Def Leppard as Self
- Once Upon a Prom as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
2006
- America's Got Talent as Self
- Germany's Next Topmodel as Self - Show Act
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Musical Guest
- Taylor Swift: A Place in This World as Self
2005
- Dancing with the Stars as Self - Musical Guest
- VH1 Storytellers as Self
2004
- Tout le monde en parle as Self
- Strictly Come Dancing as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Interviewee
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Punk'd as Self
2002
- CMT Crossroads as Self
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Haley Jones
1999
- Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1997
- Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- Elle Style Awards as Self - Winner
- Christmas In Rockefeller Center as Self
1995
- Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as Self
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Musical Guest
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1989
- Billboard Music Awards as Self - Nominee & Performer
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Performer
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1980
- Nightline as Self
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host & Musical Guest
- People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1974
- American Music Awards as Self - Musical Guest
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self
1966
- Academy of Country Music Awards as Self
1959
- The Grammys as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee