Which singer played Nala in the 2019 film The Lion King?

Beyoncé played Nala in the 2019 film The Lion King.

Directed by Jon Favreau, the film is a photorealistic computer-animated remake of Disney’s 1994 animated feature. Beyoncé provided the voice for the adult Nala, Simba’s childhood friend and eventual partner, while Donald Glover voiced Simba.

The cast also included James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, and Billy Eichner as Timon. Beyoncé’s casting attracted substantial attention because the production combined her global music profile with one of Disney’s best-known stories.

She also contributed to The Lion King: The Gift, a companion album released in 2019. That project included songs inspired by the film and featured artists from several countries. The role was not Beyoncé’s first acting appearance, but it was one of her most internationally visible voice performances. Nala is therefore the precise character answer, rather than the film’s title or Beyoncé’s companion-album project.