Beyonce was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. She began her career at the age of 7 when she auditioned for a role in a child singing group. The group was made up of her, Latavia Roberson, Beyonce's cousin, Kelly Rowland and LeToya Luckett. She and the other members of her group started off small, doing local events but got their break when performing on Star Search. They would eventually take the name Destiny's Child. They released their self titled album in 1998 and Beyonce was the cornerstone in the group. She was the dominent lead singer in the group.
Beyonce was responsible for most of the lyrics for hit songs, NO, NO, NO, BILLS, BILLS, BILLs and many of their other top 10 hits. In March of 2000 LeToya and Latavia left Destiny's Child because Beyonce and Matthew Knowles were causing them distress and not giving them the freedom to develop as artists on their own and contribute. Two replacements, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin were hired to take their place and keep the band going. Beyonce got her first big film break in the Austin Powers: In Goldmember. Besides that her recent song, Survivor with Destiny's Child has cemented her superstardom. She will most likely be appearing in other Hollywood productions and will continue to perform her music.
She co-stars with Cuba Gooding Jr. in "The Fighting Temptations." She starred in a series of Spike Lee-directed commercials for Pepsi-Cola. She is also the spokesperson for L'Oreal.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) (song "Crazy in Love")
Soul Plane (2004) (song "Survivor")
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards (2004) (TV) (song "Crazy in Love") (song "Dangerously in Love, Part II")
MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) (song "Baby Boy")
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Bad Boys II (2003) (song "Keep Giving Your Love To Me") (as B. Knowles)
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002) (song "Survivor")
The Master of Disguise (2002) (song "Happy Face")
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (song "Work It Out")
Charlie's Angels (2000) (songs "Independent Women Part 1", "Dot")
Romeo Must Die (2000) (song "Perfect Man")
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