Beyoncé’s first feature film, Austin Powers in Goldmember, was released in 2002.
In the film, Beyoncé played Foxxy Cleopatra, an FBI agent and Austin Powers’s ally. The comedy, directed by Jay Roach, was the third movie in the Austin Powers series and opened in theaters in July 2002.
The film also featured Mike Myers in multiple roles, including Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and Goldmember. Beyoncé contributed to the soundtrack with “Work It Out,” which was released as a single connected to the movie.
Some accounts mention Carmen: A Hip Hopera when discussing Beyoncé’s early screen work. That 2001 MTV film was a television musical adaptation, so it is different from her first theatrical feature. Austin Powers in Goldmember is the specific answer when the question concerns her first feature film.