Mary J. Blige's upcoming role in Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself is the latest reminder of just how many singers and musicians have given the big screen a try. Click ahead for some of our favorites.
2 of 16 courtesy New Line Cinema
Beyoncé Knowles
Notable Roles: Austin Powers in Goldmember, Dreamgirls, Cadillac Records and Obsessed
3 of 16 courtesy Universal Pictures
Justin Timberlake
Notable Roles: Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan and The Love Guru
4 of 16 courtesy DreamWorks
Jennifer Hudson
Notable Roles: Dreamgirls, Sex and the City and The Secret Life of Bees
5 of 16 courtesy 20th Century Fox
Mark Wahlberg
Notable Roles: Boogie Nights, Rock Star, Planet of the Apes, The Italian Job, The Departed, The Happening and Max Payne
6 of 16 courtesy Columbia Pictures
Mariah Carey
Notable Role: Glitter
7 of 16 courtesy Touchstone Pictures
David Bowie
Notable Roles: Labyrinth, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and The Prestige
8 of 16 courtesy Fox Searchlight
Queen Latifah
Notable Roles: Set it Off, Mad Money, Chicago, The Secret Life of Bees and Hairspray
9 of 16 Sidney Baldwin/Columbia Tri Star/The Kobal Collection
Courtney Love
Notable Roles: The People vs. Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon and Trapped
10 of 16 courtesy Columbia Pictures
Will Smith
Notable Roles:Bad Boys, Independence Day, Men in Black, Ali, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness and I Am Legend
11 of 16 courtesy Warner Bros.
Mandy Moore
Notable Roles: The Princess Diaries, A Walk to Remember, American Dreamz and License to Wed
12 of 16 courtesy Warner Bros.
Jessica Simpson
Notable Roles:: The Dukes of Hazzard and Employee of the Month
13 of 16 MGM/The Kobal Collection
Elvis Presley
Notable Roles::Love Me Tender, Jailhouse Rock, G.I. Blues, Blue Hawaii, King Creole and Viva Las Vegas
14 of 16 courtesy Paramount
Britney Spears
Notable Role: Crossroads
15 of 16 courtesy Lionsgate
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges"
Notable Roles: Crash, Hustle & Flow, Fred Claus, Rocknrolla, Max Payne, and Gamer
16 of 16 courtesy Hollywood Pictures
Madonna
Notable Roles: Dick Tracy, A League of Their Own, and Evita