Since her rise to fame, Lady Gaga has starred in several movies as she has progressed higher up the acting ladder.
Lady Gaga has undoubtedly had an extremely successful music career, with seven number one hits under her belt and handfuls of awards. After all her musical success, the star logically moved on to the next step - acting.
From a young age, Gaga always wanted to be an actress, however, when her musical career began to take off, she focused all her efforts on her musical endeavors.
After a considerable amount of musical success in her early years, the singer began to experiment in the acting field in early 2013, the same year her highly-rated album Artpop was released.
The Lovegame singer has since gone on to star in many roles throughout the span of her career, slowly progressing up the ladder to play roles of a higher caliber.
When Did Lady Gaga Become Famous?
Lady Gaga rose to fame in 2008, with her debut album The Fame propelling her into the global spotlight. It was this album that helped her build her strong army of Little Monsters, with her first single 'Just Dance' topping charts at No.1. Shortly after the release of her first album, Gaga released her second album as a standalone EP in 2009, titled 'The Fame Monster'.
This album was again a huge commercial success, with her leading single Bad Romance becoming her third number 1 single. By this point, much of the world now knew who Lady Gaga was from her continuous string of smash hits.
Before her rise to fame, Gaga took on a waitressing job to fund her music career, as well as performing regularly at bars and any other locations where the opportunity arose.
Leading up to 2008, the singers now ex-boyfriend, Rob Fusari, brought Gaga to Interscope Records, where she would go on to write songs for pop groups and artists such as Britney Spears and New Kids On The Block.
It was during this time that she caught the eye of Akon, who recognized her talents. After hearing her vocal skills, he decided to sign her to his own label. The rest was history.
When Did Lady Gaga Become An Actor?
GaGa technically became an 'actor' when she landed a guest role on The Sopranos in 2001, which allowed her to dip her toes into the acting world. However, she landed her first major role in 2013, where she starred as a character named La Chameleón in the film Machete Kills.
In 2018, Gaga landed a major role in the film A Star Is Born, playing one of the main characters named Ally. This move was a huge step forward in Gaga's acting career, with the movie hitting the big screens across several locations in the world, proving that the star was not only a lyrical genius but also an incredible actress.
In the past, the singer has openly admitted that she thought she would never make it as an actress, due to the fact she believed she was bad at auditioning.
How Many Movies Has Lady Gaga Starred In?
Lady Gaga has starred in a total of four movies altogether since the start of her acting career: A Star Is Born (2018), House Of Gucci (2021), Machete Kills (2013), and her Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two.
She also starred in the popular TV series American Horror Story for a duration of two seasons, taking on the roles of a cunning vampire and an evil English witch.
When discussing how she landed the role in A Star Is Born, Gaga explained that the director of the film and actor Bradley Cooper directly asked her to do it after watching her perform at a live event.
To land her role in American Horror Story, Gaga simply rang up the creator of AHS, Ryan Murphy, and directly asked him “Ryan, I wanna be on American Horror Story”. The stinger then went on to star in the following two seasons which were released in 2015 and 2016, allowing her to build her experience for her Star Is Born role later down the line.
The singer became heavily invested in her role as Patrizia Reggiani, speaking with an Italian accent for over nine months without breaking character. At the film premiere event, Gaga explained to American media company Variety how she would consistently practice her famous one-liner '"Father, son, and House of Gucci," for the film trailer on a regular basis whilst filming.
Gaga went on to show her love and gratitude for the film via Instagram, posting a series of photos alongside the caption "I cried all day doing press in Milan. I am so grateful and humbled to be in our movie #HouseOfGucci. Coming Thanksgiving! Father, Son, and tonight…Haus of @Versace."
How Much Did Lady Gaga Earn For A Star Is Born?
Gaga reportedly earned $10 million dollars for her lead role as Ally in A Star Is Born.
In comparison, her co-star, Bradley Cooper, reportedly cashed in approximately $40 million from the film. However, as the project was a passion project for Cooper, he declined an upfront salary for the film, meaning that he actually risked earning nothing if the movie completely failed.
