The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Dee ReesDirector
Bettina GiloisScreenplay
Dee ReesStory
Dee ReesScreenplay
Horton FooteStory
Christopher ClevelandScreenplay
Jeffrey JurDirector of Photography
Brian A. KatesEditor
Queen LatifahBessie Smith
Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
Mike EppsRichard
Tika SumpterLucille
Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten
Khandi AlexanderViola
Tory KittlesClarence
Joe KnezevichFrank Walker
Jeremie HarrisLangston Hughes
Jennifer SearsMa's Main Girl
Crystal Lee BrownBessie's Dancer
Terence RosemoreDetroit Theater Manager
L. Warren YoungSharkish Man
Tia HendricksDoreen Dupree
Whitney GoinFania Van Vechten
Neko ParhamRehearsal Director
Kaden Washington LewisSwarm Boy #1
Alkoya BrunsonSwarm Boy #2
Todd Allen DurkinNight Club Owner
Swift RiceStage Hand
Jim R. ColemanHost
Jessejames LocorriereVanity Fair Editor
Onira TarésChorus Girl #1
Jhoni DavisChorus Girl #2
Hunter WomackRoadie #1
Christopher HarveyRoadie #2
Marie BurkeEtta Johnson
Levi ErikBenny Goodman
Nicole SpiezioMarguerite d'Alvarez
Bralyn StokesHarry Pace
Sylvester Ambrose James IIJack Gee Jr.
Briana StarksMa's Dancer
Alan T. ColemanStagehand
Tray WilliamsStage Crew (uncredited)
Montice HarmonParty Goer
107 minutes
2015-05-16
English
United States of America
The Zanuck Company
Flavor Unit Entertainment
HBO Films
147 days ago
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