JENNIFER HUDSON’s Oscar-nominated turn as EFFIE WHITE is loosely based on SUPREMES singer FLORENCE BALLARD’s tragic life, but, unlike Effie’s film triumph, the real singer was kicked out of the soul trio and never invited back. … She would think about the other Supremes, start drinking and then cry.

Diana Ross As much as Deena Jones, Beyonc Knowles’ character in Dreamgirls, was modeled on Diana Ross, the film’s main character, Effie White, was based on Etta James, according to composer Henry Krieger. Similarities to Aretha Franklin, however, are also hardly coincidental.

Diana Ross was the lead singer of the music group, The Supremes in the 1960s. … However, the times the Supremes shared inspired the 1980s musical and 2006 movie, Dreamgirls. Beyonc starred in the film as Deena Jones, a character loosely based on Ross.

The three original DreamgirlsIndependent Spirit Award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, Emmy Award winner Loretta Devine and Tony Award and two-time Grammy Award winner Jennifer Holliday take part in the July 10 Broadway Under the Stars concert event, produced by Chris Isaacson Presents in association with Ronn Goswick, at …

Written by composer Henry Krieger and playwright Tom Eyen, Dreamgirls is said to be a fictional story based on girl groups of the 1960s such as The Supremes, The Shirelles and The Marvelettes – but speculation that it was based on The Supremes and their relationship with Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records has been …

Mary Wilson Mary Wilson, who co-founded The Supremes and remained a member of the group until they split up, has died at the age of 76. The singer passed away at her home in Henderson, Nevada, her publicist Jay Schwartz announced, but he did not confirm the cause of death.

Effie accused Curtis of sleeping with Deena before he was finished with her. … After kicking Effie out of the group, they were able to become more public about their relationship, and eventually married.

Eddie Murphy as James (Jimmy) Thunder Early; inspired by R&B/soul singers such as James Brown, Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, is a raucous performer on the Rainbow label engaged in an adulterous affair with Dreams member Lorrell. Curtis attempts to repackage Early as a pop-friendly balladeer.

Despite their lengthy relationship, Ross never married Gordy. Nonetheless, their lives shifted when she became pregnant with her first child, Rhonda Ross. Although Gordy was Rhonda’s biological father, he and Ross didn’t tell their daughter the truth until she was 13.

8) Diana Ross Is A Major Influence For Both Jay Z And Beyonce. The Supremes singer has played a key role in the development of both artists.

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Deena Jones She made her screen debut in the 1977 comedy film A Piece of the Action, before landing her breakthrough role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Ralph has appeared in a number of movies during her career.

20-30 EFFIE WHITE African American woman, 20-30. Vibrant young woman who is as oversized in talent as she is in person.

Loretta Devine can sing. In fact she performed at the 36th Annual Tony Awards.

We weren’t being catty to each other. None of the craziness that usually breaks up bands was there. The other two members of the group, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, agree. This is nothing to tear up about, Rowland says.

The journey of the Supremes to widespread acclaim was a progression that happened in several stages. Eventually, this was what culminated in Ross leaving the band in 1970 to pursue her solo career and the group ultimately disbanding in 1977. …

Jennifer Hudson and Beyonc became great friends while filming Dreamgirls Despite what people might think, Hudson and Beyonc actually became good friends while filming Dreamgirls. … Three years later, the Spotlight singer reiterated that she and Beyonc maintained a close friendship throughout the years.

Mary Wilson funeral plans set; Supreme will be laid to rest in private L.A. ceremony. Mary Wilson will be laid to rest Tuesday in Los Angeles in a private ceremony, her family told the Detroit Free Press.

There’s Only One Member of the Original Supremes Lineup Still Alive Today. On Feb. 8, 2021 Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of The Supremes, died suddenly. Her publicist, Jay Schwartz, released a statement announcing her death, but didn’t immediately reveal her cause of death.

In Dreamgirls, Eddie Murphy plays James Thunder Early, a character who’s part James Brown, part Little Richard, and all Eddie Murphy. … Like the rest of the cast, Eddie does all his own singing in the film, but even he admits that the pop albums he put out in the ’80s weren’t a good example of what he could do.

Eventually, Curtis drops her from the group and replaces her with another girl. Though Effie begs him not to leave her, Curtis walks away, and is soon married to Deena. It is later revealed that Effie was pregnant with Curtis’ child at this time. Seven years later, Curtis’ control is affecting everyone else.

Over the next several years, the relationship between Ballard and Gordy became more and more strained, as the all-powerful Motown boss sought to make Ross the star of The Supremes. … Ballard’s album for ABC was shelved, sending her musical career into a downward spiral.

Born and raised in Detroit, Ross rose to international superstardom in the ’60s as leader of the Supremes, the group that became Motown Records’ golden goose with an unprecedented ten No.

Alas, Ross and Wilson are not friends today. Says Wilson, We’re related, we’re sisters ’til the day we die but sometimes sisters don’t talk for awhile. It doesn’t mean you don’t love each other. I love her, and she loves me as well but life is different than the movies.

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On February 8, 2021, Wilson died in her sleep from hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at her home in Henderson, Nevada, at the age of 76.

Tracee Ellis Ross is perfectly content living life as a single woman without kids. In a new interview with Marie Clare, the 48-year-old actress opened up about the societal pressures placed on women to get married and have children.