Lady Gaga seen for the first time in Harley Quinn makeup at the Joker 2 set in NYC

Lady Gaga has been seen for the first time in Harley Quinn make up at the Joker 2 set in New York City.

The singer is taking on another acting role as she starts filming for the second installment of the Joker films.

She has been seen in New York with dark makeup on as she plays the character of Harley Quinn.

The star has been seen with black eyeshadow in a diamond design with her cheeks contoured and a bright red lip.

She's still got her iconic platinum blonde hair while wear a red blazer.

She's paired her outfit with a black leather skirt with diamond design tights and a monochrome top.

She was seen in New York City (GC Images)

Lady Gaga is taking on the role of Harley Quinn (GC Images)

The 36-year-old singer-turned-actress is taking over from Margot Robbie, who made Harley iconic as she debuted as the character in DC film Suicide Squad in 2016.

Lady Gaga – real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – is set to give her own spin to the character as she will appear alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the upcoming 2024 movie.

Last summer, Gaga confirmed she would be taking on the role in the follow up to the initial movie Joker.

She revealed the exciting news by posting a video on her Instagram page in August, which was a musical teaser of the film.

Lady Gaga was dressed as her role (GC Images)

The star was seen in a red blazer (GC Images)

She will be acting alongside Joaquin Phoenix.

It's understood that Joaquin's Joker role was set in a different universe to Suicide Squad's movies, where Jared Leto undertook the role.

Margot Robbie previously told MTV that she was pleased Gaga had taken the role over from her.

She said: "It makes me so happy because I said from the very beginning, all I want is for Harley Quinn to be one of those characters, the way like Macbeth or Batman always gets passed from great actor to great actor.

Lady Gaga had her full character makeup on (GC Images)

"It’s such an honour to have built a foundation strong enough that Harley can now be one of those characters that other actors get to have a go at playing."

In recent years Lady Gaga has move into the acting world.

She scooped her first Academy Award for Best Original Song for the movie's song Shallow and was nominated for Best Song at the Oscars for the single Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick.