American singer Kelly Clarkson has released two video albums and has appeared in forty-four music videos. In 2002, she made her debut music video appearance for the video "Before Your Love", which was immediately released after winning the first season of American Idol. An accompanying music video for the companion single, "A Moment Like This", was also issued later that same year. From her debut studio album, Thankful (2003), Clarkson released music videos for the singles "Miss Independent", "Low", and "The Trouble with Love Is", the foremost of which earned her three MTV Video Music Award nominations, including Best New Artist in a Video. Thankful was immediately followed by the release of Clarkson's debut video album Miss Independent that same year. In 2004, a music video for her single "Breakaway" was released to promote the Disney feature film . Clarkson's sophomore studio album Breakaway (2004) issued accompanying music videos for its singles "Since U Been Gone", "Behind These Hazel Eyes", "Because of You", "Walk Away", and an additional live video for "Breakaway". The music videos for the songs "Since U Been Gone" and "Because of You" earned a total of three MTV Video Music Awards and a MuchMusic Video Award. Clarkson's second video album Behind Hazel Eyes was released in 2005 as a companion piece to Breakaway.
From her third studio album My December (2007), three music videos were issued to accompany its singles "Never Again", "One Minute", and "Don't Waste Your Time". In 2009, Clarkson's fourth studio album All I Ever Wanted released three music videos for the songs "My Life Would Suck Without You", "I Do Not Hook Up", and "Already Gone", with the foremost receiving a MTV Video Music Award nomination. From 2011 to 2012, three music videos were released from her fifth studio album Stronger to accompany its singles "Mr. Know It All", "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", and "Dark Side", all of which collective earned three nominations for an MTV Video Music Award and MuchMusic Video Award. Stronger was followed by her first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits – Chapter One (2012), which released music videos for its singles "Catch My Breath", "Don't Rush" and "People Like Us", the latter two of which was nominated for a CMT Music Award and an MTV Video Music Award, respectively. From 2013 to 2014, three music videos were released to promote her first Christmas album Wrapped in Red: two live performance videos for the songs "Underneath the Tree" and "Silent Night" from the television special Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale, and an accompaniment video for the titular track. Throughout 2015, her seventh studio record Piece by Piece issued three music videos for "Heartbeat Song", "Invincible" and "Piece by Piece". Clarkson's eighth studio album, Meaning of Life, issued music videos for "Love So Soft", "I Don't Think About You", and "Meaning of Life".
In addition to her musical work, Clarkson has appeared in film and television as an actress and a participant. She made her film debut as a lead actress on the 2003 feature From Justin to Kelly. Prior to winning American Idol, Clarkson has appeared as an extra in the television series That '80s Show and Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 2002. She made her television debut as an actress on the television drama American Dreams in 2003 and has appeared as guest judge and a mentor in various television competitions, including American Idol, Canadian Idol, X Factor, and The Voice. Clarkson starred as a judge and mentor on the short-lived series Duets in 2012 and debuted as a coach on the fourteenth season of The Voice in 2018. She also hosts her own daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, which premiered in 2019. Clarkson has appeared in advertisements to promote brands such as Ford, NASCAR, Pepsi, Amazon Kindle, and Citizen Watches.
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| Year | Title | Other performer(s) | Director(s) | Description | ||
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| 2002 | "Before Your Love" | Antti J | Clarkson prepares to leave for a party hosted by her boyfriend in honor of winning American Idol. Credited as Clarkson's first music video. | |||
| "A Moment Like This" | Antti J | Singing at an empty theater, Clarkson reflects on her tenure on the first season of American Idol. Immediately released after "Before Your Love". | ||||
| 2003 | "Miss Independent" | Liz Friedlander | Clarkson performs at a house party until meeting a man whose reflection she keeps seeing in mirrors. It received three nominations at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best New Artist in a Video. | Online 1" /> | ||
| "Low" | Antti J | Clarkson sings and drives through a desert with her old boyfriend's car, which she later drives off a cliff. | ||||
| "The Trouble with Love Is" | Bryan Barber | Clarkson witnesses various troubled relationships in an apartment where couples are viewing the film Love Actually on its rooftop. | ||||
| 2004 | "Breakaway" | Dave Meyers | Clarkson reminisces her journey from a small town girl to a pop star at the premiere of the film . | |||
| "Since U Been Gone" | Clarkson decimates the apartment her ex-boyfriend shares with another woman. It won two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video at the 2005 presentation. | |||||
| 2005 | "Behind These Hazel Eyes" | Joseph Kahn | Clarkson attempts to escape from her wedding after seeing visions of her groom having an affair. The video received an nomination for a MuchMusic Video Award. | |||
| "Because of You" | Vadim Perelman | Clarkson is reminded of her troubled divorced childhood by her younger self to stop her own household from falling apart. It won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and a MuchMusic Video Award at the 2006 event. | ||||
| 2006 | "Walk Away" | Joseph Kahn | People from different walks of life across the city begin to sing the song while Clarkson is performing it live at the radio station. | |||
| "Breakaway" | Released exclusively to European countries, Clarkson performs the song live from the Hammersmith Apollo in London. | |||||
| "Go" | Christian Lamb | Produced by the Ford Motor Company for its "Bold Moves" marketing campaign, two manifestations of Clarkson (in monochrome and color) attempt to outrace each other while driving in 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustangs. | ||||
| 2007 | "Never Again" | Joseph Kahn | Clarkson haunts her ex-husband for attempting to murder her in order to elope with his mistress. | |||
| "One Minute" | Released exclusively to Australia, Clarkson performs the song live from the Take 40 Australia's Live Lounge program. | |||||
| "Because of You" | Reba McEntire | Roman White | Playing 1930s lounge performers at a singing bar, McEntire tries to convince Clarkson to leave an abusive relationship. It was nominated for a CMT Music Award for Collaborative Video of the Year in 2008. | |||
| "Don't Waste Your Time" | Roman White | Clarkson plays a darker version of Sleeping Beauty featuring a prince who is having a severe difficulty of finding her. | ||||
| 2009 | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Wayne Isham | Clarkson's erratic relationship with her boyfriend transits from tumultuous taunting to dysfunctional love. There are also cut to shots of Clarkson performing with her band. The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video. | |||
| "I Do Not Hook Up" | Bryan Barber | Clarkson plays a good girl with hedonistic fantasies. | ||||
| "Already Gone" | Joseph Kahn | Clarkson performs the song as a phantom accompanied by a mirage of musical instruments. | ||||
| 2010 | "Don't You Wanna Stay" | Jason Aldean | Paul Miller | Aldean and Clarkson perform the song live from the 2010 CMA Awards. It received a nomination for a CMT Music Award in 2011. | ||
| 2011 | "Mr. Know It All" | Justin Francis | Clarkson reproaches mainstream media's perception of her character. It was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Award in 2012. | |||
| "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Shane Drake | Clarkson forms a global flash mob featuring audience-submitted videos of various people performing the song in different locations. It received a MuchMusic Video Award nomination in 2012. | ||||
| 2012 | "Dark Side" | Shane Drake | Clarkson comforts downtrodden people suffering from bullying, unemployment, war, and weight issues. It was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Message. | |||
| "Get Up (A Cowboys Anthem)" | Behind-the-scenes footage of Clarkson recording the song, interspersed with Dallas Cowboys archival vignettes. | |||||
| "Catch My Breath" | Clarkson conjures the elements representing breath-like emotions. | |||||
| "Don't Rush" (CMA Awards Performance 2012) | Vince Gill | Paul Miller | Clarkson and Gill perform the song live from the 2012 CMA Awards. It was nominated for a CMT Music Award in 2013. | |||
| 2013 | "People Like Us" | Chris Marrs Piliero | Clarkson covertly rescues a young girl from a monochromatic world. The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message. | |||
| "Tie It Up" | Weiss Eubanks | Clarkson performs at a wedding party; featuring audience-submitted content of people in wedding-themed events. | ||||
| "Underneath the Tree" | Hamish Hamilton Weiss Eubanks | Featuring behind-the-scenes footage of Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale television special, Clarkson performs a reprise of the song. | ||||
| "Silent Night" | Reba McEntire Trisha Yearwood | Hamish Hamilton | Clarkson, Yearwood, and McEntire perform the song live from Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale television special. | |||
| 2014 | "Wrapped in Red" | Weiss Eubanks | Clarkson performs the song while reminiscing her Christmas past. | |||
| 2015 | "Heartbeat Song" | Marc Klasfeld | Various heartbroken people find a chance to love again as Clarkson performs the track. | |||
| "Invincible" | Alon Isocianu | Accompanied by Clarkson, women of different walks of life begin to break free from their adversities. | ||||
| "Second Hand Heart" | Ben Haenow | James Lees | Haenow hitchhikes his way through Nashville to go home to Clarkson. | |||
| "All I Ask of You" | Josh Groban | Dick Carruthers | Groban and Clarkson perform the song live from Stages Live television special. | |||
| "Piece by Piece" | Alon Isocianu | Presented in black-and-white, Clarkson celebrates women of all ages with her daughter. | ||||
| 2017 | "Love So Soft" | Dave Meyers | Clarkson sings at different setups of how love can come across — from explosive and defiant, to bold, sexy & sassy. | |||
| 2018 | "I've Loved You Since Forever" | Hoda Kotb | Clarkson sings the lullaby from a recording studio, accompanied by a silhouette animation of a mother and her child. | |||
| "I Don't Think About You" | Sarah McColgan | Clarkson, empowered by the afflictions endured by the ghosts of her younger self, sings her past hardships away—now proud of the woman she has become. | ||||
| "Meaning of Life" | Sarah McColgan | Clarkson's darkened past is cascaded by a new light by finding the "meaning of life"—the love of her children. | ||||
| 2019 | "Broken & Beautiful" | Jay Martin | Clarkson sings in her dressing room with her daughter, River. Meanwhile, her UglyDolls character, Moxy, sneaks her way into the theater and on stage alongside Clarkson. | |||
| 2020 | "Under the Mistletoe" | Brett Eldredge | Jay Martin | Animated versions of Clarkson and Eldrege team up with Santa Claus to help various couples busk in blissful Christmas romance. | ||
| 2021 | "I Would've Loved You" | Jake Hoot | Taylor Ballantyne | Hoot and Clarkson sing the track in an empty Wiltern Theatre. | ||
| 2023 | "Favorite Kind of High" | Weiss Eubanks Johnny Mars | Clarkson performs the song live during her show at the Belasco Theatre in April 2023. | [1] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Issues 101 | Crystal | ||
| 2003 | From Justin to Kelly | Kelly Taylor | ||
| 2011 | Herself | Documentary | ||
| 2017 | The Star | Leah | Voice role | |
| 2019 | UglyDolls | Moxy | [2] | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Delta Dawn | [3] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | That '80s Show | Dancer | Season 1, episode 2 (Uncredited role) | ||
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Girl | Season 6, episode 20 (Uncredited role) | |||
| American Idol | Contestant | Season 1, 24 episodes (Winner) | |||
| Mad TV | Herself | Season 8, episode 1 | |||
| Diary | Season 1, one episode | ||||
| 2003 | Australian Idol | Mentor | |||
| American Juniors | Musical guest | Season 1, episode 12 | |||
| American Dreams | Brenda Lee | Season 2, episode 1 | |||
| An American Idol Christmas | Herself | Television special | |||
| 2003–04 | World Idol | Two-episode special (Runner-up) | |||
| 2004 | King of the Hill | Herself | Season 8, episode 19 | ||
| American Dreams | Brenda Lee | Season 3, episode 9 | |||
| Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas | Herself | Television special | |||
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live | Musical guest | Season 30, episode 12 | ||
| Damage Control | Herself | Season 1, episode 4 | |||
| 2006 | CMT Giants: Reba | Television special | |||
| 2007 | Reba | Kelly | Season 6, episode 8 | ||
| CMT Crossroads | Herself | Episode 24 | |||
| 2009 | London Live | Series 5, episode 4 | |||
| X Factor | Mentor | Season 2, one episode | |||
| Saturday Night Live | Musical guest | Season 34, episode 18 | |||
| Get Schooled | Herself | Documentary | |||
| 2010 | Superstar K | Guest judge | Season 2, one episode | ||
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb | Herself (voice) | Season 3, episode 139 | ||
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live | Musical guest | Season 37, episode 11 | ||
| The Voice | Adviser | Season 2, 4 episodes | |||
| Duets | Judge / Mentor | Season 1, 9 episodes | |||
| Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas | Herself | Television special | |||
| 2013 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Season 4, episode 1 | |||
| The Crazy Ones | Season 1, episode 1 | ||||
| Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale | Television special | ||||
| 2014 | Nashville | Season 2, episode 11 | |||
| 2015 | American Idol | Mentor | Season 14, episode 23 | ||
| Josh Groban: Stages Live | Herself | Television special | |||
| 2016 | American Idol | Guest judge | Season 15, episode 16 | ||
| A Pentatonix Christmas Special | Herself | Television special | |||
| 2017 | The Voice | Key Advisor | Season 13 | ||
| Herself (voice) | Television special | [4] | |||
| 2018–2021, 2023 | The Voice | Coach | Seasons 14–21, 23 | [5] | |
| 2018 | 2018 Billboard Music Awards | Host | Television special | [6] | |
| Hollywood Game Night | Herself | Red Nose Day special | [7] | ||
| Sugar | Season 1, episode 7 | ||||
| Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night | Television special | [8] | |||
| 2019 | 2019 Billboard Music Awards | Host | [9] | ||
| Hollywood Game Night | Herself | Red Nose Day special | [10] | ||
| 2019–present | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Daytime talk show; also executive producer | |||
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Season 1, episode 4 | [11] | ||
| 2020 | America's Got Talent | Guest judge | Season 15, two episodes | [12] | |
| 2020 Billboard Music Awards | Host | Television special | [13] | ||
| 2021 | That's My Jam | Herself | Season 1, episode 1 | [14] | |
| Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around | Television special; also executive producer | [15] | |||
| 2022 | American Song Contest | Co-host | Season 1; also executive producer | [16] | |
| 2023 | The Rookie | Herself | Season 5, episode 12 | [17] | |
| 12th Annual NFL Honors | Host | Television special | [18] | ||
| Christmas in Rockefeller | Host, musical guest | Television special | [19] | ||
| Christmas at the Opry | Musical guest | Television special | |||
| 2024 | NBC's Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony | Co-host | Television special |
| Year | Advertisement | Featured song(s) | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "A Moment Like This" | Clarkson appears as Seann William Scott's dream co-host, which turns out to be Justin Timberlake | |||
| 2004 | Clarkson promotes the network on its "Watch it | " advertisement. | |||
| 2006 | Clarkson reveals her testimony about the benefits of using the product | ||||
| "Go" | |||||
| 2007 | "One Minute" | Clarkson performs and races at the Daytona 500. | |||
| Clarkson is interviewed about her third album and upon drinking the product, she demonstrates a unique talent. | |||||
| Clarkson promotes the company's "Warriors in Pink" campaign. | |||||
| Clarkson appears and the spokesperson for the fourth annual NASCAR day. | |||||
| 2011 | Toyota Camry | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Clarkson, Andrew Zimmern, James Lipton and Chris Berman, embark on a road trip while listening to the song in the car. | ||
| 2013 | Pepsi | "Get Up (A Cowboys Anthem)" | Clarkson's song is exclusively used to promote the "Pepsi NFL Anthems" campaign. | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Wrapped in Red | "Underneath the Tree" | Clarkson joins a family as they celebrate the holiday season by using the product to listen to her Christmas album. | |||
| 2014 | Citizen Watch | Clarkson overcomes the adversities of the music industry while wearing her watch. | |||
| 2020–present | Wayfair | Clarkson helps people buy things for their homes. | [20] |