What role did Beyoncé portray in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls?

Beyoncé portrayed Deena Jones in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls.

Deena Jones is a member of the fictional singing group the Dreams. The film follows the group’s rise from amateur performers to pop stars while exploring ambition, exploitation, racism, and changing musical tastes in the 1960s and 1970s.

Dreamgirls was directed by Bill Condon and adapted from the stage musical of the same name. Beyoncé performed several songs for the film, including “Listen,” which was written especially for the movie and became one of her notable soundtrack performances.

Jennifer Hudson played Effie White, Jamie Foxx played Curtis Taylor Jr., and Anika Noni Rose played Lorrell Robinson. Confusion often arises because the story draws loosely on the history of Motown and the Supremes, but Deena Jones is not a direct historical name. She is the fictional character Beyoncé plays in the film.