Which Beyoncé film released in 2006 featured her as singer Deena Jones?

Beyoncé played singer Deena Jones in the 2006 film Dreamgirls. The movie is a musical drama directed and written for the screen by Bill Condon, adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name.

Dreamgirls follows a fictional female singing group as it moves from early performances to national fame. Its story draws on elements associated with the history of Motown and the Supremes, although the characters and plot are fictionalized. Jennifer Hudson played Effie White, Jamie Foxx played Curtis Taylor Jr., and Eddie Murphy played James “Thunder” Early.

Beyoncé’s role as Deena required both acting and singing. The film included songs such as “Listen,” which was written especially for the movie and became one of Beyoncé’s notable soundtrack performances. Dreamgirls is sometimes mixed up with Beyoncé’s later music-related films, including Cadillac Records, but Deena Jones is the character she played in Dreamgirls.