celeb news MC Poll: #1 Gaga/JLo, #2 Barbra, #3 Queen Latifah among musicians-turned-actors

[Infernal Paradise]

 

 

 

Today, it’s become the expectation that major artists will try their hands at acting. And Hollywood — always in search of big-name talent to boost the profiles of its projects — has been more than happy to oblige. A new Morning Consult survey found that, among a list of 36 of pop stars, rockers and rappers who also act, Americans selected Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez as the two who have made the transition the best.

 

The survey also asked Americans how they perceive each of these musicians-turned-actors, finding that for nearly all of them — including those who have mostly stopped making new music or performing on stage and act more than they sing — the public still considers them to be musicians first.

 

 

 

 

• Lady Gaga (25%) and Lopez (25%) tied as the musicians Americans said are the best actors. Lady Gaga won a Golden Globe for her performance in “American Horror Story: Hotel” and has received other acting nominations, including an Academy Award nod for 2018’s “A Star is Born.” Lopez made her lead acting debut in 1997’s “Selena,” for which she earned a Golden Globe nod, and has since starred in several films including 2019’s “Hustlers,” which earned her another Golden Globe nomination.
• Among generations, Gen Z adults (32%) and millennials (31%) were more likely to say Lady Gaga is the musician who best acts, compared with 23% of Gen Xers and 21% of baby boomers.
• Barbra Streisand (18%), Queen Latifah (16%) and Halle Bailey (14%) also ranked highly as actors. Bailey will star in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.” Before that, she and her sister Chloe co-starred in ABC’s “Grown-ish.”
• Harry Styles (6%), who starred in “Don’t Worry Darling” and “My Policeman” last year, ranked lower on the list. His performances received mixed reviews from critics, though Gen Z adults were much kinder, with 17% of the cohort picking the pop star as the best actor of the bunch.

 

 

Musicians are always musicians

 

 

 

 

 

• Taylor Swift (47%), Billie Eilish (43%), Rihanna (39%), The Weeknd (35%) and Lenny Kravitz (29%) were the figures whom respondents most perceived as “only musicians”. Swift made appearances in the films “Cats” and “Amsterdam,” and Rihanna co-starred in “Ocean’s 8,” while Kravitz had a supporting role in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”
• The celebrities whom the most respondents considered to be primarily actors who sometimes do music were Queen Latifah (31%), Ice T (28%), Lopez (27%), Ice Cube (23%), LL Cool J (22%) and Mandy Moore (22%). Moore, one of the stars of NBC’s “This Is Us,” was the only figure whom more Americans said was an “actor who sometimes performs music” than a “musician who sometimes acts.”

 

 

The musician-to-actor pipeline

It’s clear that Americans want to see their favorite musicians act in films and TV shows. About two-thirds (67%) of the general public said they at least “somewhat” enjoy seeing musicians act, with 21% saying they enjoy it “a lot.” About 1 in 4 (23%) said they prefer to see more musicians make the transition to acting.

 

 

 

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Edited March 30, 2023 by Marry Illusion Glory

[okgo]

Isn't JLo an actress-turned-musician?

 

[Katamari]

Just now, okgo said:

Isn't JLo an actress-turned-musician?

 

Dancer turned actress turned musician turned award show performer 

[Antisocialites]

this list makes no sense because Chloe and Halle were actors before being professional musicians

[EnigmaticAndroid]

Gaga 

 

Also don't get why Babs is always lumped in with them. She was a Tony-nominated actor before her first album was released

[MALAMENTE]

JLo is an actress turned singer though 

[Miss Show Business]

Gaga and JLo above BARBRA STREISAND

[WildAmerican]

Gaga's only been seriously in movies since 2018 and she's already seen as the best? Must be TABS 

[JoAddams]

4 minutes ago, MALAMENTE said:

JLo is an actress turned singer though 

that's why this list makes no sense 

[HEAVYONIT]

The multi-talented Gaga and JLo 

[Power love]

It’s clear theses list are bought by artists teams or just stan made list. 
 

Mandy Moore that low? Mary J that low? Where is Brandy? Aaliyah? Janet?  

[insomniac]

 

 

 

 

Icons in music, fashion and film and they love each other so much too 

 

Edited March 30, 2023 by insomniac

[Pheromosa]

I’m sorry but the haven’t heard of section is too funny 

[SharonStone]

Gaga is such a legend!

The way she conquered Hollywood in speedy form is insane! And she achieved that by succeeding both commercially and critically which is even more difficult to get!

[Dark Phoenix]

I was not ready to see Madonna ranked higher than Beyoncé and Rihanna but I’m here for it.

[Zaram]

Why is the never heard of percentage much more interesting? 

[ZIVERT]

I’m more interested in the fact that a lot of people recognize Queen Latifah as a musician over an actress 

[Stankonia]

The "never heard of" percentage for The Weeknd Sounds very credible

[Bang Up]

54 minutes ago, Stankonia said:

The "never heard of" percentage for The Weeknd Sounds very credible

It's a Morning Consult poll. It makes total sense the people who respond to these polls wouldn't know who The Weeknd is.

[Leptine]

Gaga

[duybeeGAshantiGA]

Janelle Monae topping the "Never heard of"

 

Gaga of coursr this proves that she is the whole entertainment industry.

Edited March 30, 2023 by duybeeGAshantiGA

[Roberto]

JLo above Barbra is...something, I guess.  

 

Lady Gaga. 

[Stankonia]

1 hour ago, Bang Up said:

It's a Morning Consult poll. It makes total sense the people who respond to these polls wouldn't know who The Weeknd is.

So the "Morning Consult" demographic is more familiar with Halle Bailey than one of the most successful musicans of our time, good for her!

Edited March 30, 2023 by Stankonia

[Zoe_]

Where is QUEEN Diana Ross?

[fridayteenage]

who are these ppl who claim to never heard of taylor, beyonce, j lo, madonna tho?

 

stan twitter haters?