Cast and crew
Dreamgirls
Directed by Bill Condon · starring Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé and Eddie Murphy
- 16 actors
- 2 in the crew
- 2006
- 2 h 10 min
Dreamgirls: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 16
- Crew
- 2
- Youngest at release
- 25 yearsBeyoncé
- Eldest at release
- 61 yearsJohn Lithgow
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Jamie Foxx Curtis Taylor Jr.
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Beyoncé Deena Jones
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Eddie Murphy James 'Thunder' Early
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Danny Glover Marty Madison
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Jennifer Hudson Effie White
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Anika Noni Rose Lorrell Robinson
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Sharon Leal Michelle Morris
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Loretta Devine Jazz Singer
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John Lithgow Jerry Harris
The whole cast 16
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Jamie Foxx Curtis Taylor Jr.
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Beyoncé Deena Jones
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Eddie Murphy James 'Thunder' Early
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Danny Glover Marty Madison
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Jennifer Hudson Effie White
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Anika Noni Rose Lorrell Robinson
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Sharon Leal Michelle Morris
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Loretta Devine Jazz Singer
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John Lithgow Jerry Harris
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John Krasinski Sam Walsh
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Esther Scott Aunt Ethel
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Jaleel White Talent Booker
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Cleo King Janice
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Alejandro Furth Case Worker
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Thomas Crawford TV Director
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Yvette Nicole Brown Curtis' Secretary
Crew
Writers 1
Producers 1
Companies
- Production companies
- DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
Questions about the cast of Dreamgirls
- Who plays Curtis Taylor Jr. in Dreamgirls?
- Jamie Foxx plays Curtis Taylor Jr..
- Who plays Deena Jones in Dreamgirls?
- Beyoncé plays Deena Jones.
- Who plays James 'Thunder' Early in Dreamgirls?
- Eddie Murphy plays James 'Thunder' Early.
- Who plays Marty Madison in Dreamgirls?
- Danny Glover plays Marty Madison.
- Who plays Effie White in Dreamgirls?
- Jennifer Hudson plays Effie White.
- Who plays Lorrell Robinson in Dreamgirls?
- Anika Noni Rose plays Lorrell Robinson.
- Who directed Dreamgirls?
- Bill Condon.
- Who wrote Dreamgirls?
- Bill Condon.
- How many actors are in Dreamgirls?
- 16 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Bill Condon had already directed John Lithgow in Kinsey (2004).
Bill Condon had already directed John Krasinski in Kinsey (2004).
Loretta Devine and Anika Noni Rose have worked together on 2 other films: Khumba: A Zebra's Tale (2014) and For Colored Girls (2010).
Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx have worked together on one other film: Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018).
Danny Glover and Jamie Foxx have worked together on one other film: I'm Still Here: The Lost Years of Joaquin Phoenix (2010).
Danny Glover and Loretta Devine have worked together on one other film: Death at a Funeral (2010).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Danny Glover (52), Jamie Foxx (41) and John Lithgow (37).
The cast’s average age at release is 41 (of the 13 actors whose birth date we know).

