Born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, she began singing with the original members of the popular R&B group Destiny's Child — LaToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Roberson — as a pre-teen.Knowles has also made a start in acting, making her debut in MTV's Hip Hopera: Carmen in 2001 and co-starring as Foxxy Cleopatra in Mike Myers' James Bond parody Goldmember in...

Born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, she began singing with the original members of the popular R&B group Destiny's Child — LaToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Roberson — as a pre-teen.Knowles has also made a start in acting, making her debut in MTV's Hip Hopera: Carmen in 2001 and co-starring as Foxxy Cleopatra in Mike Myers' James Bond parody Goldmember in 2002. Other films include 2004's The Fighting Temptations and 2006's The Pink Panther.Knowles' was romantically linked to hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, since September 2002. They performed together in music videos for two of her hit singles, Crazy in Love and Deja Vu. The couple married in April 2008.