In the film Dreamgirls, Beyoncé’s character Deena Jones belongs to the fictional singing group The Dreams.
Dreamgirls, released in 2006, is a musical drama adapted from the stage musical of the same name. Beyoncé plays Deena Jones, one of three singers whose group rises from talent-show performances to major commercial success in the music industry.
The film also stars Jennifer Hudson as Effie White and Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell Robinson. The Dreams are fictional, but the story draws on broad parallels with the history of American R&B and soul groups, especially the pressures created by managers, record companies, and changing public tastes.
The group is sometimes incorrectly called the Supremes because of the film’s Motown-era setting and commonly noted parallels. The Supremes were a real Motown group; The Dreams are the fictional trio within Dreamgirls.