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Bessie (2015)

Full Cast & Crew

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Cast (132)

Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith

Kamryn Johnson
Young Bessie

Rikki McKinney
Chorus Guy

Alan T. Coleman
Stagehand

Tory Kittles
Clarence

Clay Chappell
'81' Theatre Owner

Tika Sumpter
Lucille

Sharan C. Mansfield
Miss Taylor

Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director

Onira Tarés
Chorus Girl

Jhoni Davis
Chorus Girl

Jim R. Coleman
Host

Melissa Youngblood
Theatergoer

Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey

Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl

Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey

Briana Starks
Ma's Dancer

Todd Allen Durkin
Nightclub Manager

Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer

Hunter Womack
Roadie

Christopher Harvey
Roadie

Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree

Marie Burke
Etta Johnson

Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee

Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager

Karri Mack
Wild Child

Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy

Khandi Alexander
Viola

L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man

Saundra Dunson-Franks
Hostess

Bralyn Stokes
Harry Herbert Pace

Cj Sykes
Black Swan Executive

Adebukola Bodunrin
Black Swan Receptionist

Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker

Mike Epps
Richard

Troy Faruk
Brave Man

David Paul Lord
Klansman

Chris Walters
Doorman

Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor

Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten

Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten

Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes

Chantelle Rose Mussenden
Gertrude

Sylvester Ambrose James II
Jack Gee Jr.

Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond

Levi Erik
Benny Goodman

Gerard 'Gus' Williams
Gangster

Tim McAdams
Shady Guy

Kenny Banks Jr.
Bessie's Band Member

Michael Burton
Bessie's Band Member

Roderick Harris
Bessie's Band Member

John A. Harvey
Bessie's Band Member

Reggie Hines
Bessie's Band Member

Kevin Kendrick
Bessie's Band Member

Marcus Lewis
Bessie's Band Member

Kenneth Murray Jr.
Bessie's Band Member

Kwame Paige
Bessie's Band Member

Jason Passmore
Bessie's Band Member

Daniel Saintil
Bessie's Band Member

Craig Shaw
Bessie's Band Member

Don C. Sherow
Bessie's Band Member

Dashiel Smith
Bessie's Band Member

Eric Solomon
Bessie's Band Member

Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.
Bessie's Band Member

Teddy White
Bessie's Band Member

Wilbert Williams
Bessie's Band Member

Brandon Boone
Ma's Band Member

Robert Boone
Ma's Band Member

Daniel Terence Harper
Ma's Band Member

Anton Harris
Ma's Band Member

Jody Mayfield
Ma's Band Member

Derrick B. White
Ma's Band Member

Edward Wright
Ma's Band Member

Jonathan Bryant
Dancer

Heather Bland
Dancer

Raquiah Carter
Dancer

Lauren Debrick
Dancer

Desiree Dixon
Dancer

Anthony Hart
Dancer

Nia Lancelin
Dancer

Keshia McNeal
Dancer

Samara Michelle
Dancer

LaVaughn Morton
Dancer

Tiffany Murray
Dancer

Ashley Neal
Dancer

Tiffany Norris
Dancer

Christopher L. Plunkett
Dancer

Stephan Reynolds
Dancer

Nateli Ruiz
Dancer

Primas Leon Stanley
Dancer

Brentney Stephens
Dancer

Dacia Stinson
Dancer

Fred Swinton
Dancer

Sheerod Tate
Dancer

Quiantae Thomas
Dancer

Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson
Dancer

Kendre White
Dancer

Selah Avery
Background Extra (uncredited)

Perry Ball
Railroad Passenger (uncredited)

Qualen Bradley
Stage Crew (uncredited)

Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)

Jeffery James Bucchino
Doorman (uncredited)

Judy McGee Burley
Extra (uncredited)

Jess Marie Carr
Ophelia Franklin (uncredited)

Jameson Jamey Copeland
Upscale Party Goer (uncredited)

Taurus Davis
Extra (uncredited)

Dino Demitri
KKK Driver (uncredited)

Derrick Dee
Bodyguard (uncredited)

Shannon Edwards
Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)

Tyrone Emanuel
Party Guest (uncredited)

Samuel Lee Fudge
Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited)

Adella Gautier
Neighbor #2 (uncredited)

Curtis Gordon
Train Passenger #2 (uncredited)

Montice Harmon
Party Goer (uncredited)

Rob Hays
Server (uncredited)

Sarah Turner Holland
Train Passenger #1 (uncredited)

Damita Jane Howard
Jack's Lover (uncredited)

Geoffrey Howard
Poker Player (uncredited)

Charlie Johnson
Party Goer (uncredited)

Noah Hudson Killingbeck
Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

Andre Lamar
Cheering Fan (uncredited)

Trey McGriff
Pedestrian (uncredited)

Lanier McKinney
Dancer (uncredited)

John Merical
VIP Guest (uncredited)

Dan Michael
Theater Goer (uncredited)

Letecia Reeder
Patron (uncredited)

Swift Rice
Stage Hand (uncredited)

Darrell L. Shuler
Club Goer (uncredited)

Alexis Silvestre
Pretzel Guy (uncredited)

Nicole Spiezio
Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)

Dorothea Syleos
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Tray Williams
Stage Crew (uncredited)

Directing (6)

Dee Rees
Director

Michael J. Moore
First Assistant Director

Dee Rees
Screenplay

Brooke Satrazemis
Script Supervisor

Basti Van Der Woude
Second Assistant Director

Production (8)

Billy Hopkins
Casting

Richard D. Zanuck
Executive Producer

Lili Fini Zanuck
Executive Producer

Shakim Compere
Executive Producer

Shelby Stone
Executive Producer

Randi Michel
Executive Producer

Ron Schmidt
Producer

Ron Schmidt
Unit Production Manager

Editing (1)

Brian A. Kates
Editor

Writing (3)

Christopher Cleveland
Screenplay

Bettina Gilois
Screenplay

Horton Foote
Story

Costume & Make-Up (2)

Michael T. Boyd
Costume Design

Debi Young
Makeup Department Head

Sound (1)

Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer

Art (3)

Drew Monahan
Art Direction

Clark Hunter
Production Design

Traci Kirshbaum
Set Decoration

Camera (1)

Jeffrey Jur
Director of Photography

Crew (3)

Hallie Foote
Co-Executive Producer

Queen Latifah
Executive Producer

Anderson Martin
Stunt Coordinator