Mariah Carey during a press conference in South Korea (AP photo by Yonhap, Kim Hyun-jung)

Pop singer turned actress Mariah Carey will appear on two late night talk shows this week to promote her upcoming film. 

Mariah will appear will be on “Jay Leno Show” tonight (Nov. 2) and  CNN’s “Larry King Live” on Wednesday (Nov. 4) . 

She has a role in the film titled “Precious,” which also stars Gabourey Sidibe Paula Patton, Mo’nique and Lenny Kravitz.  The film’s executive producer is Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. 

The movie will be in selected theaters Dec. 3.  The movie is about the hardships of an overweight girl named Claireece Precious Jones who was sexually abused and impregnated by her father and physically abused by her mother. 

Mariah portrays a social worker in the film.  The trailer is posted below. 

Meanwhile, Mariah’s music career is in full swing.  Her latest CD “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel is currently number 14 on the Billboard charts.  The CD features the songs “Obsessed” and “I Want to Know What Love Is.”