Katy Perry
Actor
Born October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. She is known for her influence on the pop sound and style of the 2010s. Pursuing a career in gospel music at 16, Perry released her commercially unsuccessful debut album, Katy Hudson (2001), under Red Hill Records. She moved to Los Angeles at 17 to venture into secular music, adopting the stage name "Katy Perry" from her mother's maiden name. With producers Glen Ballard and Greg Wells, she recorded an unreleased album titled Fingerprints while signed to Java Records and then Columbia Records before being dropped. After this, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007. Perry rose to fame with her second album and major label debut, One of the Boys (2008), a pop rock record containing her debut single "I Kissed a Girl" and follow-up single "Hot n Cold", which respectively reached number one and three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The disco-influenced pop album Teenage Dream (2010) spawned five U.S. number one singles—"California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "E.T.", and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"—becoming the first album by a solo female artist to do so. A reissue titled Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (2012) subsequently had the U.S. number one single "Part of Me". Her fourth album Prism (2013) has themes of self-empowerment and relationships. With the music videos for its U.S. number one singles "Roar" and "Dark Horse", Perry became the first artist to have multiple videos reach one billion views on YouTube. Witness (2017) featured an electropop sound with themes of liberation and a political subtext, while Smile (2020) featured themes of motherhood and self-help. She later embarked on her first concert residency titled Play in Resorts World Las Vegas, selling out multiple shows and receiving critical acclaim.
Filmography
Melody
Melody (Voice)
Katy Perry: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2026
Self
Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live from Paris
Self
The One That Got Away: The Director's Cut
Katy/Older Katy
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2025 : Le concert événement
Self - Guest
Tapis Rouge Gala Des Pièces Rouge
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime
Self
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024
Self - Performer
Katy Perry: Rock In Rio 40 anos
Self
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
Ms. Leopard (voice)
Peppa's Cinema Party
Ms Leopard (voice)
Therapuss
Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Flora and Son
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Coronation Concert
Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Power of Women: The Changemakers
Self
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams
Self
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Self
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
Self
Celebrating America
Self
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Self
Katy Perry: Special MTV World Stage
singer
Feels Good Man
Self (archive footage)
Dear Class of 2020
Self
Anitta Dentro da Casinha
Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
Disney Insider
Self
Det svenska popundret
Self
The Rookie
Katy Perry
American Idol
Self - Judge
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Self
One Love Manchester
Self
The F Word
Self
Katy Perry - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2017
Herself
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
Self - Best Unapologetic Bitch Ever
American Housewife
Katy Perry
Zoolander: Super Model
Katy Perry (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Katy (uncredited)
Zoolander 2
Katy Perry
Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show
Self
Katy Perry: Rock in Rio 2015
Singer
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour Live
Self
Nicki Minaj: My Time Again
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Katy Perry: Getting Intimate
Self
Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves: CMT Crossroads
Herself
Katy Perry - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2014
Her Self
Katy Perry - Live - U-EXPRESS LIVE 2014 - WOWOW
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
The iHeartRadio Album Release Party With Katy Perry
Herself
Katy Perry: iTunes Festival
Herself
Katy Perry - iHeartRadio Music Festival
The Smurfs 2
Smurfette (voice)
Katy Perry: The Outrageous World of Katy Perry
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Self
The Voice
Katy Perry
Katy Perry - California Dreams Tour 2011
The Smurfs
Smurfette (voice)
Katy Perry - London Live
Raising Hope
Rikki Hargrove
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
Katy Perry: MTV Unplugged
Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Self
MasterChef Australia
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self
X Factor
Self - Guest
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Schlag den Raab
Self
The One Show
Self
Germany's Next Topmodel
Self - Special Guest
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
How I Met Your Mother
Honey
So You Think You Can Dance
Wildfire
Herself
The X Factor
Self - Special Guest
Best Week Ever
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
American Idol
Self - Performer
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
CMT Crossroads
Self
Star Academy
Self
Lorraine
Self
Elle Style Awards
Self - Winner
The View
Self - Guest
Leute heute
Self
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Host
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
Morgenmagazin
Self
The Simpsons
Katy Perry (voice)
Billboard Music Awards
Self
This Morning
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest
The Grammys
Self