Singer who is also an actress

Barbra Streisand. Barbra Streisand has appeared in such films as Funny Girl and Yentl. Frank Sinatra. Cher has appeared in such films as Moonstruck and Stuck on You. Will Smith. Photo: user uploaded image. Brandy Norwood. Tyrese Gibson. Outkast singer Andre has appeared in such films as Four Brothers and Idlewild. Photo: Sony TriStar. Photo: T.

Rapper T. Chris Isaak. Method Man. Rapper Eve has appeared in such films as Barbershop and The Cookout. Dave Matthews. Gwen Stefani. Chris Brown. Jill Scott. Fred Armisen. Busta Rhymes. The Game. Jon Bon Jovi. Ray J. Taylor Swift. Lauryn Hill. Kid Cudi. Lord Jamar. Alicia Keys.

With her leading role in This Is Us , which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, Moore is probably one of the more successful singers-turned-actors of the past decade. Nick Jonas is currently in the midst of his transition from pop star and tween obsession to serious actor.

Cher is inarguably one of the most influential pop divas ever. She has also been nominated for two Oscars, winning one for Moonstruck in Since her Oscar win, she's mostly left acting behind, starring in only a handful of projects over the years, but that doesn't make her any less successful. With credits like The Social Network and Inside Llewyn Davis , Timberlake's rise to movie star status is as impressive as it is surprising. Not everyone can go from rocking cornrows in a boyband to co-starring in a movie with Clint Eastwood, but Timberlake did.

Jennifer Lopez is a unique case because she became a star as both a singer and a dancer pretty much at the same time. That said, there have been a few moments throughout her career where her career as a singer has eclipsed her career as an actress.

One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles is currently in the midst of making the transition from singer to actor. Whether or not he'll be successful remains to be seen, but the fact that he's making his big screen debut in Christopher Nolan's war drama, Dunkirk , is a pretty good sign.

She served as the lead vocalist. Jada's daughter Willow reunited the band this past Mother's Day. Jared Leto is the lead singer and main songwriter of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. He has also been known to do some singing with Will Forte, but those videos don't always capture his raw singing talent.

Turns out Obi-Wan Kenobi has pipes! He sang alongside Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge! While the two prepared for their roles by taking singing and dancing workshops, Nicole joked that that Ewan was much better singer than she was.

Let us not forget Gwyneth's iconic role as Holly Holliday on Glee. I'm still obsessed with her cover of " Forget You. Perhaps fairly obvious, but Queen Meryl is quite the vocalist. Jamie is a Grammy Award-winning musician!

His first album, Peep This , debuted in Robert has made music since he was young.