In Dreamgirls, which singer does Beyoncé portray?

Beyoncé portrays singer Deena Jones in the 2006 film Dreamgirls.

Dreamgirls, directed by Bill Condon, is a musical drama adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name. The story follows a fictional female singing group called the Dreams and the music-business pressures surrounding its rise to fame.

Deena Jones is played by Beyoncé, while Jennifer Hudson plays Effie White and Anika Noni Rose plays Lorrell Robinson. Jamie Foxx portrays Curtis Taylor Jr., the ambitious manager who helps transform the group’s career. The characters and plot are fictional, although the film draws on aspects of American popular-music history.

The role gave Beyoncé a major film performance before later projects such as Cadillac Records and Obsessed. Jennifer Hudson won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Effie, while the film received eight Oscar nominations in total. “Listen,” performed by Beyoncé, was one of the film’s prominent original songs.