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Bessie (2015)

ALL 05/16/2015 (en) Drama, Music, TV Movie 107 Min
  • Release
    05/16/2015
  • Production
    The Zanuck Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, HBO Films
  • Rotten tomato
    64.08%
  • Original title
    Bessie
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Survival began with a song

Overview

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

  1. Dee Rees

    Director

  4. Ron Schmidt

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Queen Latifah

    Bessie Smith

  2. Kamryn Johnson

    Young Bessie

  3. Rikki McKinney

    Chorus Guy

  4. Alan T. Coleman

    Stagehand

  5. Tory Kittles

    Clarence

  6. Clay Chappell

    '81' Theatre Owner

  7. Tika Sumpter

    Lucille

  8. Sharan C. Mansfield

    Miss Taylor

  9. Neko Parham

    Rehearsal Director

  10. Onira Tarés

    Chorus Girl

  11. Jhoni Davis

    Chorus Girl

  12. Jim R. Coleman

    Host

  13. Melissa Youngblood

    Theatergoer

  14. Mo'Nique

    Ma Rainey

  15. Jennifer Sears

    Ma's Main Girl

  16. Charles S. Dutton

    William 'Pa' Rainey

  17. Briana Starks

    Ma's Dancer

  18. Todd Allen Durkin

    Nightclub Manager

  19. Crystal Lee Brown

    Bessie's Dancer

  20. Hunter Womack

    Roadie

  21. Christopher Harvey

    Roadie

  22. Tia Hendricks

    Doreen Dupree

  23. Marie Burke

    Etta Johnson

  24. Michael Kenneth Williams

    Jack Gee

  25. Terence Rosemore

    Detroit Theater Manager

  26. Karri Mack

    Wild Child

  27. Kaden Washington Lewis

    Swarm Boy

  28. Khandi Alexander

    Viola

  29. L. Warren Young

    Sharkish Man

  30. Saundra Dunson-Franks

    Hostess

  31. Bralyn Stokes

    Harry Herbert Pace

  32. Cj Sykes

    Black Swan Executive

  33. Adebukola Bodunrin

    Black Swan Receptionist

  34. Joe Knezevich

    Frank Walker

  35. Mike Epps

    Richard

  36. Troy Faruk

    Brave Man

  37. David Paul Lord

    Klansman

  38. Chris Walters

    Doorman

  39. Jessejames Locorriere

    Vanity Fair Editor

  40. Oliver Platt

    Carl Van Vechten

  41. Whitney Goin

    Fania Van Vechten

  42. Jeremie Harris

    Langston Hughes

  43. Chantelle Rose Mussenden

    Gertrude

  44. Sylvester Ambrose James II

    Jack Gee Jr.

  45. Bryan Greenberg

    John Hammond

  46. Levi Erik

    Benny Goodman

  47. Gerard 'Gus' Williams

    Gangster

  48. Tim McAdams

    Shady Guy

  49. Kenny Banks Jr.

    Bessie's Band Member

  50. Michael Burton

    Bessie's Band Member

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 132 , Crews : 28

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Keyword

Bessie (2015) 107 Min

ALL 05/16/2015 (en)
Drama, Music, TV Movie
  • Release 05/16/2015
  • Production
    The Zanuck Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, HBO Films
  • Original title Bessie
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Survival began with a song

Overview

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

  1. Dee Rees

    Director

  2. Horton Foote, Dee Rees

    Story

  3. Brian A. Kates

    Editor

  4. Ron Schmidt

    Producer



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