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

Examples of filmography in a Sentence

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Steven Seagal Among the few box-office bombs in Cox’s filmography is The Glimmer Man, a 1996 cop thriller starring martial artist and comedian Keenan Ivory Wayans. Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026 The 72-year-old actor, whose eclectic filmography spans over 70 films, has had this project in mind for decades. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026 But while laughs are in short supply on the alien world of Altair IV, the influential 1956 blockbuster surely ranks among the finest movies in Nielsen's filmography — and don't call it Shirley. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The collection includes not only new scans from the original camera negatives but also several hours of interviews and visual essays that provide essential context for these movies, both within Italian genre cinema and Margheriti’s filmography. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 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 7 Apr. 2026.

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