American Horror Story

Lady Gaga stars as The Countess in the fifth installment of American Horror Story: Hotel.

Career Highlights

Lady Gaga is a one-of-a kind artist and performer. She holds the distinction of generating three consecutive No. 1 albums on the Billboard Hot 100, continuously topping the charts with pop hits including, “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Paparazzi,” “Bad Romance,” “Telephone,” “Alejandro,” “Born This Way,” “The Edge of Glory,” and “Applause.” Described as the “Queen of Pop” by Rolling Stone magazine, she has won six Grammy® Awards and amassed an outstanding 28 million global album sales and 140 million single sales, making her one of the best-selling musicians of all time.&nbsp;Known for her massive pop anthems and her fashion-forward aesthetics, Lady Gaga will expand her talents to television this fall when she appears as “The Countess” on Ryan Murphy’s anthology series American Horror Story: Hotel for FX.&nbsp;Lady Gaga has successfully collaborated with multi-platinum artists ranging from Beyoncé to Tony Bennett — with whom she released "Cheek To Cheek," a collection of American Jazz standards that won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Together they are currently touring "Cheek To Cheek," a live tour inspired by their 2014 PBS TV special which received a 2015 Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.Lady Gaga’s other television credits include hosting Saturday Night Live in 2013 and as herself on The Simpsons in 2012.&nbsp;The first woman to receive the RIAA’s Digital Diamond Award, Lady Gaga has won six Grammy Awards, 13 MTV Video Music Awards, been nominated for two Emmy Awards, been named one of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” by Forbes four years in a row, been featured as Billboard’s “Artist of the Year” multiple times, and been named one of the world’s most influential people by Time. Lady Gaga and her creative talents were most recently recognized by the Songwriters Hall of Fame with their first-ever Contemporary Icon Award, an award celebrating her iconic status in pop culture.&nbsp;Known for her innovative and exciting fashion and performances, Lady Gaga has delighted her fans with massive tours including "The Fame Ball Tour" and "The Monster Ball Tour," which became the highest-grossing tour in history for a debut headlining artist. Her 2012/13 "Born This Way Ball" was ranked as the fifth highest-grossing tour in 2012 by Pollstar. It was followed by 2014’s "ArtRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball" which reached more than one million fans across 24 countries, making it one of the year’s highest-grossing tours.&nbsp;With over 3.4 billion combined views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living forces in social media with over 61 million likes on Facebook, over 49.8 million followers on Twitter, and over 10.1 million followers on Instagram.&nbsp;In 2012, Lady Gaga launched the Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth, embracing differences and inspiring kindness and bravery. She is also an outspoken activist and philanthropist, having been an outspoken supporter of many important issues including LGBT rights, HIV/AIDS awareness and body image issues.

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Lady Gaga stars as The Countess in the fifth installment of American Horror Story: Hotel.

Lady Gaga as The Countess in FX's AHS: Hotel

Lady Gaga as The Countess | AHS: Hotel | FX

American Horror Story: Hotel

Career Highlights

Lady Gaga
as The Countess

Kathy Bates
as Iris

Angela Bassett
as Ramona Royale

Lady Gaga as The Countess | AHS: Hotel | FX

Kathy Batesas Iris

Angela Bassettas Ramona Royale

Kathy Bates
as Iris

Angela Bassett
as Ramona Royale