How old was Beyoncé in Austin Powers? Co-star Michael Caine reveals singer wanted to win Oscar one day

Beyoncé is well-known to many as a singer. Still, she also has a few acting credits, one of which is the 2002 movie Austin Powers in Goldmember, the third installment of the Austin Powers series. According to reports, Beyoncé was nineteen years old when she acted in the film; she reportedly celebrated her 20th birthday on set.

According to People magazine, recently, Michael Caine, who worked with Beyoncé in the 2022 Austin Powers movie (Caine played the role of Nigel Powers, the father of super spy Austin), shared in his new book, Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life, about working with Beyoncé.

"Only nineteen at the time, I think, and a very nice person...You could already tell how focused she was and how big a star she was going to be. I remember the first day on set, I asked her what her ambition was, and she said, ‘I want to win an Academy Award for a movie.’ Not a trace of arrogance, just clarity...

He continued that,

I’m sure she’ll win an Oscar eventually. She’s already won a bunch of Grammys!"

Austin Powers in Goldmember is reportedly Beyoncé's debut movie and after that, she acted in a few movies, with the latest being voice-acting in the movie Mufasa (2024), where she gives voice to Nala.

Beyoncé's acting ventures and break from movies

Beyoncé reportedly made her acting debut on TV with MTV’s Carmen: A Hip Hopera, whereas her silver screen debut was with the 2002 movie Austin Powers in Goldmember. She was praised for her performance as Etta James in the 2008 movie Cadillac Records, which earned her multiple nominations. She also received a Golden Globe and Critics Award nomination for her performance in the 2007 movie Dreamgirls.

According to reports, her mother, Tina Knowles, in a recent Instagram post of a reposted video of Beyoncé's performance on Cadillac Records, subtly shared that Beyoncé decided to take a break from acting in movies. She wrote,

"just came across this in my feed . I Listened to it several times . This is still one of my favorite movies and it makes me miss the fact that my child decided not to continue with movies. She killed it in this movie.❤️ and she so unselfishly donated her salary to the Phoenix house❤️"

According to reports, she decided to discontinue acting in movies after 2009 and focused on other activities, but she continued to release concert films and voice acting in some films.

Her acting credits include movies like 'Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), The Fighting Temptations (2003), Dreamgirls (2006), The Pink Panther (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), Obsessed (2009) and Black Is King (2020)'. Beyoncé has also voiced the character of Queen Tara in the movie Epic, as well as Nala in both The Lion King (2019) and Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).