Beyonce Knowles

Co-starred in the thriller, "Obsessed"

Earned a Grammy nomination for her song "Me, Myself And I"

Portrayed singer and songwriter Etta James in the musical biopic "Cadillac Records"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for performing the song "Once in a Lifetime"

Earned two Grammy nominations including one for her collaboration with Shakira, "Beautiful Liar"

Co-starred with Steve Martin in a prequel to the 1964 Peter Sellers original film "The Pink Panther"

Released second solo album B'Day , which hit US stores one day after her 25th birthday; earned 4 Grammy nominations

Starred as Deena, the Diana Ross-like lead in "Dreamgirls," an adaptation of the Broadway musical; received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical and Best Original Song for Listen

Co-designed with her mother, Tina Knowles a line of apparel for young women named the House of Dereon collection

Earned five Grammy nominations, two as a solo artist and three for Destiny Fulfilled , the final album for Destiny's Child

Performed "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXXVIII from Reliant Stadium in Houston

Received 6 grammy nominations, including Record Of The Year for her debut solo album, Crazy In Love

Starred as a single mother and was the love interest to Cuba Gooding's character in "The Fighting Temptations"

Film debut as Foxxy Cleopatra in "Austin Powers in Goldmember"

Replaced Britney Spears as the Pepsi Spokeswoman

Acting debut as the lead in "Carmen: A Hip Hopera" an MTV made-for-television film

Destiny's Child loses another member and decide to remain as a trio

Destiny's Child replaced two of their original members

Sophomore album (Destiny's Child) reached top ten Billboards upon its release

Released first album (Destiny's Child); album went platinum

Signed to Columbia Records

Began music career at the age of seven

Performed as "Destiny Child" on Star Search