Bessie (2015) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Dee Rees.

Cast

Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique as Ma Rainey
Mike Epps as Richard
Tika Sumpter as Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams as Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton as William 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan Greenberg as John Hammond
Oliver Platt as Carl Van Vechten
Khandi Alexander as Viola
Tory Kittles as Clarence
Kamryn Johnson as Young Bessie
Rikki McKinney as Chorus Guy
Alan T. Coleman as Stagehand
Clay Chappell as '81' Theatre Owner
Sharan C. Mansfield as Miss Taylor
Neko Parham as Rehearsal Director
Onira Tarés as Chorus Girl
Jhoni Davis as Chorus Girl
Jim R. Coleman as Host
Melissa Youngblood as Theatergoer
Jennifer Sears as Ma's Main Girl
Briana Starks as Ma's Dancer
Todd Allen Durkin as Nightclub Manager
Crystal Lee Brown as Bessie's Dancer
Hunter Womack as Roadie
Christopher Harvey as Roadie
Tia Hendricks as Doreen Dupree
Marie Burke as Etta Johnson
Terence Rosemore as Detroit Theater Manager
Karri Mack as Wild Child
Kaden Washington Lewis as Swarm Boy
L. Warren Young as Sharkish Man
Saundra Dunson-Franks as Hostess
Bralyn Stokes as Harry Herbert Pace
Cj Sykes as Black Swan Executive
Adebukola Bodunrin as Black Swan Receptionist
Joe Knezevich as Frank Walker
Troy Faruk as Brave Man
David Paul Lord as Klansman
Chris Walters as Doorman

Crew

Rachel Portman — Original Music Composer
Ron Schmidt — Producer
Dee Rees — Director
Bettina Gilois — Screenplay
Dee Rees — Screenplay
Jeffrey Jur — Director of Photography
Christopher Cleveland — Screenplay

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