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Film / 2015
Bessie
Directed by
Dee Rees
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
The story
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Cast
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
Kamryn JohnsonYoung Bessie
Rikki McKinneyChorus Guy
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Alan T. ColemanStagehand
Clay Chappell'81' Theatre Owner
Sharan C. MansfieldMiss Taylor
Neko ParhamRehearsal Director
Onira TarésChorus Girl
Jhoni DavisChorus Girl
Jim R. ColemanHost
Melissa YoungbloodTheatergoer
Jennifer SearsMa's Main Girl
Briana StarksMa's Dancer
Todd Allen DurkinNightclub Manager
Crystal Lee BrownBessie's Dancer
Hunter WomackRoadie
Christopher HarveyRoadie
Tia HendricksDoreen Dupree
Marie BurkeEtta Johnson
Terence RosemoreDetroit Theater Manager
Karri MackWild Child
Kaden Washington LewisSwarm Boy
L. Warren YoungSharkish Man
Saundra Dunson-FranksHostess
Bralyn StokesHarry Herbert Pace
Cj SykesBlack Swan Executive
Adebukola BodunrinBlack Swan Receptionist
Joe KnezevichFrank Walker
Troy FarukBrave Man
David Paul LordKlansman
Chris WaltersDoorman
Jessejames LocorriereVanity Fair Editor
Whitney GoinFania Van Vechten
Jeremie HarrisLangston Hughes
Chantelle Rose MussendenGertrude
Sylvester Ambrose James IIJack Gee Jr.
Levi ErikBenny Goodman
Gerard 'Gus' WilliamsGangster
Tim McAdamsShady Guy
Kenny Banks Jr.Bessie's Band Member
Michael BurtonBessie's Band Member
Roderick HarrisBessie's Band Member
John A. HarveyBessie's Band Member
Reggie HinesBessie's Band Member
Kevin KendrickBessie's Band Member
Marcus LewisBessie's Band Member
Kenneth Murray Jr.Bessie's Band Member
Kwame PaigeBessie's Band Member
Jason PassmoreBessie's Band Member
Daniel SaintilBessie's Band Member
Craig ShawBessie's Band Member
Don C. SherowBessie's Band Member
Dashiel SmithBessie's Band Member
Eric SolomonBessie's Band Member
Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.Bessie's Band Member
Teddy WhiteBessie's Band Member
Wilbert WilliamsBessie's Band Member
Brandon BooneMa's Band Member
Robert BooneMa's Band Member
Daniel Terence HarperMa's Band Member
Anton HarrisMa's Band Member
Jody MayfieldMa's Band Member
Derrick B. WhiteMa's Band Member
Edward WrightMa's Band Member
Jonathan BryantDancer
Heather BlandDancer
Raquiah CarterDancer
Lauren DebrickDancer
Desiree DixonDancer
Anthony HartDancer
Nia LancelinDancer
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