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American singer and occasional actress Lana Del Rey has appeared in three films as an actress, eighteen television shows, and three commercials, along with offering her talents to five films as singer. Del Rey's first appearance was in the independent film Poolside (2010), which features Del Rey playing Lisa, a rich girl who spends her days smoking cigarettes by the pool. She received top billing for the project. Del Rey's next appearance was in a less-than-one-minute long short art film titled Lana Del Rey which was produced by Interview magazine and features noir-ish style and cinematic themes. Del Rey's breakout appearance was in an Anthony Mandler directed film, which Del Rey wrote, titled Tropico (2013). The film features Del Rey as a fictionalized version of Eve while also playing the Virgin Mary. Tropico received positive reviews and was Del Rey's second film that gave her top billing. Along with appearing in a handful of short films, Del Rey has appeared in 18 television shows and specials as herself along with appearing in campaign commercials for companies including Keds and H&M.
Del Rey has produced songs for five films: The Great Gatsby (2013), Tropico (2013), Maleficent (2014), Big Eyes (2014), and Hi How Are You (2015). Del Rey created the songs "Young and Beautiful", "Hotel Sayre", "Magic Tree and I Let Myself Go", and "Two Minutes to Four and Reunited" for The Great Gatsby, with Young and Beautiful receiving single treatment followed by praise, chart success, and a Grammy award nomination. Her contribution of the two songs "I Can Fly" and "Big Eyes" for the Margaret Keane bio-pic Big Eyes received critical acclaim with the later being nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Award.