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Bessie
2015, May 16
1h 47m
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Directed by
Dee Rees
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mike Epps
Richard
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor
Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl
Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager
L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man
Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes
Hallie Foote
Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Todd Allen Durkin
Nightclub Manager
Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Onira Tarés
Chorus Girl
Adella Gautier
Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer
Briana Starks
Ma's Dancer
Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy
Andre Lamar
Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree
Marie Burke
Etta Johnson
Swift Rice
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Tim McAdams
Shady Guy
Christopher Harvey
Roadie
Hunter Womack
Roadie
Trey McGriff
Pedestrian (uncredited)
John Merical
VIP Guest (uncredited)
Nicole Spiezio
Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Bralyn Stokes
Harry Herbert Pace
Taurus Davis
Extra (uncredited)
Shannon Edwards
Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)
Levi Erik
Benny Goodman
Kenny Banks Jr.
Bessie's Band Member
Dorothea Syleos
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Sheerod Tate
Dancer
Jhoni Davis
Chorus Girl
Christopher L. Plunkett
Dancer
Sylvester Ambrose James II
Jack Gee Jr.
Dan Michael
Theater Goer (uncredited)
Kamryn Johnson
Young Bessie
Rikki McKinney
Chorus Guy
Alan T. Coleman
Stagehand
Clay Chappell
'81' Theatre Owner
Sharan C. Mansfield
Miss Taylor
Melissa Youngblood
Theatergoer
Karri Mack
Wild Child
Saundra Dunson-Franks
Hostess
Cj Sykes
Black Swan Executive
Chantelle Rose Mussenden
Gertrude
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
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
Stephan Reynolds
Dancer
Nateli Ruiz
Dancer
Primas Leon Stanley
Dancer
Brentney Stephens
Dancer
Dacia Stinson
Dancer
Fred Swinton
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)
Jeffery James Bucchino
Doorman (uncredited)
Judy McGee Burley
Extra (uncredited)
Jess Marie Carr
Ophelia Franklin (uncredited)
Jameson Jamey Copeland
Upscale Party Goer (uncredited)
Derrick Dee
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Tyrone Emanuel
Party Guest (uncredited)
Samuel Lee Fudge
Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited)
Curtis Gordon
Train Passenger #2 (uncredited)
Montice Harmon
Party Goer (uncredited)
Rob Hays
Server (uncredited)
Sarah Turner Holland
Train Passenger #1 (uncredited)
Geoffrey Howard
Poker Player (uncredited)
Charlie Johnson
Party Goer (uncredited)
Noah Hudson Killingbeck
Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
Lanier McKinney
Dancer (uncredited)
Letecia Reeder
Patron (uncredited)
Darrell L. Shuler
Club Goer (uncredited)
Alexis Silvestre
Pretzel Guy (uncredited)
Tray Williams
Stage Crew (uncredited)
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