Respect (2021) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Liesl Tommy.

Cast

• Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
• Forest Whitaker as C. L. Franklin
• Marlon Wayans as Ted White
• Audra McDonald as Barbara Franklin
• Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington
• Marc Maron as Jerry Wexler
• Tituss Burgess as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
• Saycon Sengbloh as Erma Franklin
• Hailey Kilgore as Carolyn Franklin
• Tate Donovan as John Hammond
• Skye Dakota Turner as Aretha Franklin (young)
• Heather Headley as Clara Ward
• Leroy McClain as Cecil Franklin
• Lodric D. Collins as Smokey Robinson
• Brenda Nicole Moorer as Brenda Franklin
• Brandon Gilpin as Teenager
• Tangela Large as Grieving Mother
• Albert Jones as Ken Cunningham
• Myk Watford as Rick Hall
• Gilbert Glenn Brown as Martin Luther King Jr.
• Kimberly Scott as Mama Franklin
• Peyton Jackson as Young Cecil
• Nevaeh Moore as Young Carolyn
• Victoria Paige Watkins as Teen #2
• Christopher Daniel as Edward
• Zach Strum as David Hood
• Abri as Ted White's Prostitute (uncredited)
• Chris Williams as Tyrell/Bellhop (uncredited)

Crew

• Jonathan Glickman — Producer
• Kris Bowers — Original Music Composer
• Kramer Morgenthau — Director of Photography
• Liesl Tommy — Director
• Tracey Scott Wilson — Screenplay
• Harvey Mason Jr. — Producer
• Scott Bernstein — Producer

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