Which film did Beyoncé star in as jazz singer Deena Jones?

Beyoncé starred in Dreamgirls as jazz singer Deena Jones.

The 2006 musical film, directed by Bill Condon, was adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name. Its story follows a fictional female singing group and traces the pressures of ambition, fame, management, and changing musical tastes.

Beyoncé played Deena Jones, a character whose rise to frontwoman status changes the group's internal relationships. The film also starred Jennifer Hudson as Effie White, Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr., and Eddie Murphy as James “Thunder” Early.

Dreamgirls is fictional and is not a direct biography of one real group, although viewers often point to parallels with the history of Motown acts. Beyoncé recorded songs for the soundtrack, including “Listen,” which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.