Bessie

Bessie

122 Reviews
20151h 47min

Cast

  • 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)

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