Which 2006 film marked Beyoncé’s major starring role as Deena Jones?

Dreamgirls marked Beyoncé’s major starring role as Deena Jones.

The 2006 film, directed by Bill Condon, adapts the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls. It follows the rise of a fictional female singing group and the tensions created by ambition, management, fame, and changing musical tastes. Beyoncé plays Deena Jones, who becomes the group’s lead singer after manager Curtis Taylor Jr. reshapes its public image.

The film also stars Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, and Anika Noni Rose. Hudson won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Effie White, while the movie received multiple Oscar nominations.

Dreamgirls is sometimes described as a direct biography of the Supremes, but its characters and plot are fictional. It was inspired by patterns in Motown-era music history rather than being an authorized account of one group.