Britney Spears' acting career is not as brief as one might think.
Sure, her film careerbegan and ended withCrossroads, with some bit parts sprinkled throughouthereandthere.
But her TV career has been pretty solid.

Melissa Joan Hart and Britney Spears on ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’.abc
“When the camera is on them, they thrive,” she notes.
Uh, no thank you.
I absolutely hated it."

Britney Spears and Kel Mitchell on ‘Kenan & Kel’.Nickelodeon
Which brings us back to the pop star’s TV cameo career.
Her track record there, much like her hits during the early ’00s, is pretty spotless.
Let’s hit ‘em, baby… one more time.

Lee Thompson Young and Britney Spears on ‘The Famous Jett Jackson’.Disney Channel / Courtesy: Everett Collection
and Hart later appeared in the music video.
That kind of cross-promotion could drive anyone crazy.
The Simpsons
By 2000, Spears knew she was a bona fide pop icon when she gotSimpsonized.

‘The Simpsons’.Fox
Whatever you got, I’ll eat it, snort it, or ride it, baby!"
Where was the Emmy?

(l-r) Sean Hayes, Britney Spears, and Eric McCormack.

Britney Spears and Josh Radnor on ‘How I Met Your Mother’.Monty Brinton/CBS

Heather Morris (left) and Britney Spears.

Jaime Camil and Britney Spears on ‘Jane the Virgin’.