filmography

noun

film·​og·​ra·​phy fil-ˈmä-grə-fē How to pronounce filmography (audio)
plural filmographies
: a list of movies featuring the work of a prominent film figure or relating to a particular topic

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Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 As clips of his filmography were played on screen, Jackson pointed out a brief cameo from his 1994 film Heavenly Creatures — opposite then-17-year-old Kate Winslet — that still stands out to him today. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 Singh has consistently returned to Punjab and its history across his filmography, a preoccupation rooted in his own family’s experience of Partition. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 May 2026 Among his acclaimed filmography, Three Days of the Condor, based on James Grady’s novel Six Days of the Condor and directed by Sydney Pollack, was released in September 1975 at a height of public distrust in institutions, shortly following the Watergate scandal. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for filmography

Word History

Etymology

film + -ography (as in bibliography)

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of filmography was in 1941

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“Filmography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmography. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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