filmography

American  

[fil-mog-ruh-fee] / fɪlˈmɒg rə fi /

noun

PLURAL

filmographies

1. a collection of writings about motion pictures, especially detailed essays dealing with specific films.

2. a listing of motion pictures by actor, director, genre, etc., and usually including pertinent facts about the production of each film.

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filmography British  

/ fɪlˈmɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. a list of the films made by a particular director, actor, etc

2. any writing that deals with films or the cinema

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Etymology

Origin of filmography

First recorded in 1960–65; film + (bibli)ography

Example Sentences

It’s enough to make a reader hanker for a volume devoted to the director’s long working relationship with Head or for a filmography refracted through the actresses he obsessed over and glorified.

From The Wall Street Journal

As remarkable as Keaton was onscreen throughout her entire career, her performance in “The Family Stone” stands out as a singularly underappreciated moment in her filmography.

From Salon

The writer-director, whose filmography includes “Last Summer in the Hamptons” and “Eating,” was known for his intimate, naturalistic style and foregrounding of women’s stories in his work.

From Los Angeles Times

You could spend a year exploring his filmography and still not be finished.

From Los Angeles Times

Plenty of other details about Sheen’s life are conveniently left out or glossed over, as if to assume that the actor’s reputational salvation isn’t hiding in his filmography or testimonials from famous friends.

From Salon