Alicia Keys has appeared in films that were adapted from novels.
Alicia Keys . Keys made her film debut in Smokin ' Aces and has also appeared in The Nanny Diaries and The Secret Life of Bees . The Nanny Diaries is a 2007 American comedy-drama film , based on the novel of the same name by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus . The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 American drama film , adapted from the novel of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd .