Dreamgirls is the 2006 film in which Beyoncé plays Deena Jones in a fictional singing trio.
Directed by Bill Condon, Dreamgirls is a film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name. Beyoncé plays Deena Jones, alongside Jennifer Hudson as Effie White and Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell Robinson. The three characters form the Dreams, a fictional girl group whose story follows ambition, changing musical styles, and the pressures of the entertainment business.
The film is not officially a biography of the Supremes, although audiences and critics often note parallels between its fictional plot and aspects of Motown history. Its songs include “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” “Listen,” and “One Night Only.” Beyoncé recorded “Listen” specifically for the film and its soundtrack.
Beyoncé had acted in earlier projects, including Austin Powers in Goldmember and The Fighting Temptations. Dreamgirls was a musical drama role, not a documentary about Destiny’s Child.