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Bessie

Bessie Full Cast & Crew

2015Movie"Survival began with a song"

Cast

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Queen Latifah
as Bessie Smith
M
Mo'Nique
as Ma Rainey
M
Mike Epps
as Richard
T
Tika Sumpter
as Lucille
M
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Jack Gee
C
Charles S. Dutton
as William 'Pa' Rainey
B
Bryan Greenberg
as John Hammond
O
Oliver Platt
as Carl Van Vechten
K
Khandi Alexander
as Viola
T
Tory Kittles
as Clarence
J
Joe Knezevich
as Frank Walker
J
Jeremie Harris
as Langston Hughes
J
Jennifer Sears
as Ma's Main Girl
C
Crystal Lee Brown
as Bessie's Dancer
T
Terence Rosemore
as Detroit Theater Manager
L
L. Warren Young
as Sharkish Man
T
Tia Hendricks
as Doreen Dupree
W
Whitney Goin
as Fania Van Vechten
N
Neko Parham
as Rehearsal Director
K
Kaden Washington Lewis
as Swarm Boy #1
A
Alkoya Brunson
as Swarm Boy #2
T
Todd Allen Durkin
as Night Club Owner
S
Swift Rice
as Stage Hand
J
Jim R. Coleman
as Host
J
Jessejames Locorriere
as Vanity Fair Editor
O
Onira Tarés
as Chorus Girl #1
J
Jhoni Davis
as Chorus Girl #2
H
Hunter Womack
as Roadie #1
C
Christopher Harvey
as Roadie #2
M
Marie Burke
as Etta Johnson
L
Levi Erik
as Benny Goodman
N
Nicole Spiezio
as Marguerite d'Alvarez
B
Bralyn Stokes
as Harry Pace
S
Sylvester Ambrose James II
as Jack Gee Jr.
B
Briana Starks
as Ma's Dancer
A
Alan T. Coleman
as Stagehand
T
Tray Williams
as Stage Crew (uncredited)
M
Montice Harmon
as Party Goer

Crew

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Shakim Compere
Executive Producer
H
Hallie Foote
Co-Executive Producer
R
Randi Michel
Executive Producer
Q
Queen Latifah
Executive Producer
R
Ron Schmidt
Producer
S
Shelby Stone
Executive Producer
L
Lili Fini Zanuck
Executive Producer
R
Richard D. Zanuck
Executive Producer
R
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
B
Brian A. Kates
Editor
B
Billy Hopkins
Casting
D
Drew Monahan
Art Direction
T
Traci Kirshbaum
Set Decoration
M
Michael T. Boyd
Costume Design
C
Clark Hunter
Production Design
D
Dee Rees
Director
D
Dee Rees
Story
D
Dee Rees
Screenplay
H
Horton Foote
Story
B
Bettina Gilois
Screenplay
J
Jeffrey Jur
Director of Photography
C
Christopher Cleveland
Screenplay