Beyoncé Knowles
Biography
Beyoncé Knowles is an American singer, songwriter and actress who came to prominence as the lead vocalist of Destiny's Child before a solo career that made her one of the highest-selling music artists in history. She made her theatrical film debut as Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and went on to star in The Fighting Temptations (2003), The Pink Panther (2006) and Dreamgirls (2006), playing a pop singer modeled on Diana Ross. Later screen work includes the documentary Life Is But a Dream (2013), voicing Queen Tara in Epic (2013), the visual album Lemonade (2016), the concert film Homecoming (2019), The Lion King (2019) as Nala, Black Is King (2020), which she also wrote, directed and executive produced, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023), and Mufasa: The Lion King (2024). She has won a record 35 Grammy Awards.
45years old
Turns 46 on September 4in 305 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Beyonce Giselle Knowles (birth name)Also credited as Third Ward Trill, Queen B, Queen Bey, Harmonies by the Hive and Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 23 years2001 to 2024
Genres
- Music64%, 14 films
- Documentary32%, 7 films
- Drama32%, 7 films
- Adventure23%, 5 films
- Animation14%, 3 films
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A first
Beyoncé became the first woman to have a number-one film and a number-one single in the US at the same time, with The Pink Panther and its theme song "Check on It" in 2006.
A first
On June 26, 2011, Beyoncé headlined the main Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival, becoming the first solo female artist to do so in over two decades.
A first
Beyoncé's self-titled 2013 album made her the first woman in Billboard 200 history to debut her first five studio albums at number one.
A first
Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter entered the Billboard 200 at number one, selling 407,000 copies in its first week. She became the sole female artist whose first eight studio albums all debuted at number one in the US.
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Beyoncé headlined the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and her April 14 show became YouTube's most-watched live performance. Critics widely praised it as historic, noting its tribute to Black culture and historically Black colleges and universities.
Beyoncé Knowles movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Beyoncé directed five of these films, Jonas Åkerlund two and Ed Burke two. Jay Z appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jay Z's page
Kelly Rowland's page
Michelle Williams's page
Blue Ivy Carter's page
Chloe Bailey's page
Ashley Everett's page
All films by Beyoncé
Jonas ÅkerlundDirector, 2 films, 2014 to 2016
All films by Jonas Åkerlund
Ed BurkeDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2013
All films by Ed Burke
Box office
What Beyoncé Knowles's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.4 billion
9 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 9 worldwide figure; 10 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 10Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.7B48.7% of the total
- 2$723M21.2% of the total
- 3$297M8.7% of the total
- 4$268M7.9% of the total
- 5$159M4.7% of the total
- 6$155M4.5% of the total
- 7$74M2.2% of the total
- 8$44M1.3% of the total
$30.2 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
23 awards and honors from 2001 to 2019, 23 of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Best Progressive R&B Album | Everything Is Love | Won |
| 2017 | Best Music Video | Formation | Won |
| 2017 | Best Progressive R&B Album | Lemonade | Won |
| 2015 | Best Immersive Audio Album | Beyoncé | Won |
| 2015 | Best R&B Performance | Drunk in Love | Won |
| 2015 | Best R&B Song | Drunk in Love | Won |
| 2013 | Best Traditional R&B Performance | Love On Top | Won |
| 2010 | Best Contemporary R&B Album | I Am… Sasha Fierce | Won |
| 2010 | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Halo | Won |
| 2010 | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Won |
| 2010 | Best R&B Song | Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Won |
| 2010 | Best Traditional R&B Performance | At Last | Won |
| 2010 | Song of the Year | Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) | Won |
| 2007 | Best Contemporary R&B Album | B'Day | Won |
| 2006 | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Won | |
| 2004 | Best Contemporary R&B Album | Dangerously in Love | Won |
| 2004 | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Dangerously in Love 2 | Won |
| 2004 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | Crazy in Love | Won |
| 2004 | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | The Closer I Get to You | Won |
| 2004 | Best R&B Song | Crazy in Love | Won |
| 2002 | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Survivor | Won |
| 2001 | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Say My Name | Won |
| 2001 | Best R&B Song | Say My Name | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.