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Are you ready for Taylor Swifts next big-screen appearance?

A couple years after starring in Tom Hoopers certified flop of a film adaptation of Cats, the pop superstar and sporadic actor appears to have landed on her feet, booking her newest acting role in a star-studded project from director David O. Russell.

According to a Tuesday report from Variety, Swift has joined Russells ensemble cast of Hollywood heavyweights on the as-yet-unnamed movie, including Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek and Zoe Saldana. Russells past credits include the Oscar-nominated films Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.

This weeks casting news comes on the heels of what has already been a busy professional period for Swift, who has released three studio albums in less than a year. Before Fearless (Taylors Version) and Evermore came Folklore, which clinched the singer-songwriters third Grammy for album of the year in March.

Between hit singles and chart-topping albums, the decorated musician has starred in a smattering of film and TV projects alongside a number of A-list actors. While we await her latest cinematic turn, heres a timeline of Swifts previous credits, from CSI to Cats.

Swift with George Eads in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

(Monty Brinton / CBS)

Despite Swifts music industry fame, her acting career began like many others: with a guest-starring role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

In the ninth season of the CBS procedural drama, Swift portrayed rebellious teenager Haley Jones. The song Youre Not Sorry, off Swifts Fearless album, also was featured in the episode.

Swift in the 2010 film Valentines Day.

(Warner Bros.)

Hot off her first album of the year Grammy for Fearless, Swift made her feature film debut in the vignette-style romantic comedy Valentines Day in February 2010.

The country-pop powerhouse portrayed shallow high school student Felicia Miller alongside on-screen love interest Taylor Lautner, the Twilight Saga actor whom Swift later dated. Also among the stacked cast of Garry Marshalls holiday-themed film were Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher, Patrick Dempsey, Shirley MacLaine and George Lopez.

Swift also penned a song for the films soundtrack, titled Today Was a Fairytale.

Swift, posing with a Lorax character, provided the voice of Audrey, protagonist Teds love interest, in The Lorax.

(Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

With two live-action credits under her belt, Swift next experimented with voice acting for an animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss The Lorax.

The seasoned vocalist joined the cast as girl-next-door Audrey, a new character that doesnt appear in Seuss book.

Rounding out the top-billed Lorax ensemble were Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Jenny Slate, Nasim Pedrad and Betty White.

In the sophomore season of the sitcom New Girl, Swift made a brief cameo as Elaine, a guest at the wedding of Shivrang (Satya Bhabha) and Cece (Hannah Simone).

When the ceremony is eventually called off, Elaine reunites with her former flame, Shivrang, to go to Vegas and elope!

Jeff Bridges and Swift in The Giver.

(David Bloomer / The Weinstein Co.)

In the critically panned film adaptation of Lois Lowrys dystopian novel The Giver, Swift portrayed Rosemary, a former Receiver of Memory and daughter of the Giver (Jeff Bridges) whose story is unraveled through flashbacks.

In addition to Swift and Bridges, the movie starred Alexander Skarsgrd, Odeya Rush, Brenton Thwaites and Meryl Streep.

Swift played Bombalurina in the movie Cats.

(Universal Pictures)

After a five-year acting hiatus, Swift returned to the big screen as the fun and flirty Bombalurina in Cats, based on Andrew Lloyd Webbers Broadway musical of the same name.

As with her first feature film, the Grammy winner was just one of several prominent entertainers to be converted into a computer-enhanced feline for this theatrical trainwreck. Also among the sprawling ensemble were Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, James Corden, Rebel Wilson and Idris Elba.

Despite the movies dismal critical and audience reception, Beautiful Ghosts a haunting original number penned by Swift landed a Grammy nomination for song written for visual media.

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Taylor Swift's best TV and movie roles: 'CSI', 'Cats' - Los Angeles Times