Fantasia (Barrino) is not an actress. However, that didn't stop the season three (2004) American Idol champ from playing herself as a teen and adult in The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life is Not a Fairytale (Lifetime) the Lifetime movie based "in part" on her autobiography. Directed by Debbie Allen, who makes a cameo appearance in the 2006 movie (now on DVD), Life is Not a Fairytale is pure Lifetime.