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Bessie

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Calorie Rating: 150
Released: 2015-05-16
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/movies/bessie
Studios: The Zanuck Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, HBO Films,

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

Director / Directors

Dee Rees

Director

Michael J. Moore

First Assistant Director

Basti Van Der Woude

Second Assistant Director

Brooke Satrazemis

Script Supervisor

Cast

Queen Latifah

Character: Bessie Smith

Kamryn Johnson

Character: Young Bessie

Rikki McKinney

Character: Chorus Guy

Alan T. Coleman

Character: Stagehand

Tory Kittles

Character: Clarence

Clay Chappell

Character: '81' Theatre Owner

Tika Sumpter

Character: Lucille

Sharan C. Mansfield

Character: Miss Taylor

Neko Parham

Character: Rehearsal Director

Onira Tarés

Character: Chorus Girl

Jhoni Davis

Character: Chorus Girl

Jim R. Coleman

Character: Host

Melissa Youngblood

Character: Theatergoer

Mo'Nique

Character: Ma Rainey

Jennifer Sears

Character: Ma's Main Girl

Charles S. Dutton

Character: William 'Pa' Rainey

Briana Starks

Character: Ma's Dancer

Todd Allen Durkin

Character: Nightclub Manager

Crystal Lee Brown

Character: Bessie's Dancer

Hunter Womack

Character: Roadie

Christopher Harvey

Character: Roadie

Tia Hendricks

Character: Doreen Dupree

Marie Burke

Character: Etta Johnson

Michael Kenneth Williams

Character: Jack Gee

Terence Rosemore

Character: Detroit Theater Manager

Karri Mack

Character: Wild Child

Kaden Washington Lewis

Character: Swarm Boy

Khandi Alexander

Character: Viola

L. Warren Young

Character: Sharkish Man

Saundra Dunson-Franks

Character: Hostess

Bralyn Stokes

Character: Harry Herbert Pace

Cj Sykes

Character: Black Swan Executive

Adebukola Bodunrin

Character: Black Swan Receptionist

Joe Knezevich

Character: Frank Walker

Mike Epps

Character: Richard

Troy Faruk

Character: Brave Man

David Paul Lord

Character: Klansman

Chris Walters

Character: Doorman

Jessejames Locorriere

Character: Vanity Fair Editor

Oliver Platt

Character: Carl Van Vechten

Whitney Goin

Character: Fania Van Vechten

Jeremie Harris

Character: Langston Hughes

Chantelle Rose Mussenden

Character: Gertrude

Sylvester Ambrose James II

Character: Jack Gee Jr.

Bryan Greenberg

Character: John Hammond

Levi Erik

Character: Benny Goodman

Gerard 'Gus' Williams

Character: Gangster

Tim McAdams

Character: Shady Guy

Kenny Banks Jr.

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Michael Burton

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Roderick Harris

Character: Bessie's Band Member

John A. Harvey

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Reggie Hines

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Kevin Kendrick

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Marcus Lewis

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Kenneth Murray Jr.

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Kwame Paige

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Jason Passmore

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Daniel Saintil

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Craig Shaw

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Don C. Sherow

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Dashiel Smith

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Eric Solomon

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Teddy White

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Wilbert Williams

Character: Bessie's Band Member

Brandon Boone

Character: Ma's Band Member

Robert Boone

Character: Ma's Band Member

Daniel Terence Harper

Character: Ma's Band Member

Anton Harris

Character: Ma's Band Member

Jody Mayfield

Character: Ma's Band Member

Derrick B. White

Character: Ma's Band Member

Edward Wright

Character: Ma's Band Member

Jonathan Bryant

Character: Dancer

Heather Bland

Character: Dancer

Raquiah Carter

Character: Dancer

Lauren Debrick

Character: Dancer

Desiree Dixon

Character: Dancer

Anthony Hart

Character: Dancer

Nia Lancelin

Character: Dancer

Keshia McNeal

Character: Dancer

Samara Michelle

Character: Dancer

LaVaughn Morton

Character: Dancer

Tiffany Murray

Character: Dancer

Ashley Neal

Character: Dancer

Tiffany Norris

Character: Dancer

Christopher L. Plunkett

Character: Dancer

Stephan Reynolds

Character: Dancer

Nateli Ruiz

Character: Dancer

Primas Leon Stanley

Character: Dancer

Brentney Stephens

Character: Dancer

Dacia Stinson

Character: Dancer

Fred Swinton

Character: Dancer

Sheerod Tate

Character: Dancer

Quiantae Thomas

Character: Dancer

Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson

Character: Dancer

Kendre White

Character: Dancer

Selah Avery

Character: Background Extra (uncredited)

Perry Ball

Character: Railroad Passenger (uncredited)

Qualen Bradley

Character: Stage Crew (uncredited)

Alkoya Brunson

Character: Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)

Jeffery James Bucchino

Character: Doorman (uncredited)

Judy McGee Burley

Character: Extra (uncredited)

Jess Marie Carr

Character: Ophelia Franklin (uncredited)

Jameson Jamey Copeland

Character: Upscale Party Goer (uncredited)

Taurus Davis

Character: Extra (uncredited)

Dino Demitri

Character: KKK Driver (uncredited)

Derrick Dee

Character: Bodyguard (uncredited)

Shannon Edwards

Character: Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)

Tyrone Emanuel

Character: Party Guest (uncredited)

Samuel Lee Fudge

Character: Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited)

Adella Gautier

Character: Neighbor #2 (uncredited)

Curtis Gordon

Character: Train Passenger #2 (uncredited)

Montice Harmon

Character: Party Goer (uncredited)

Rob Hays

Character: Server (uncredited)

Sarah Turner Holland

Character: Train Passenger #1 (uncredited)

Damita Jane Howard

Character: Jack's Lover (uncredited)

Geoffrey Howard

Character: Poker Player (uncredited)

Charlie Johnson

Character: Party Goer (uncredited)

Noah Hudson Killingbeck

Character: Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

Andre Lamar

Character: Cheering Fan (uncredited)

Trey McGriff

Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)

Lanier McKinney

Character: Dancer (uncredited)

John Merical

Character: VIP Guest (uncredited)

Dan Michael

Character: Theater Goer (uncredited)

Letecia Reeder

Character: Patron (uncredited)

Swift Rice

Character: Stage Hand (uncredited)

Darrell L. Shuler

Character: Club Goer (uncredited)

Alexis Silvestre

Character: Pretzel Guy (uncredited)

Nicole Spiezio

Character: Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)

Dorothea Syleos

Character: Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Tray Williams

Character: Stage Crew (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Shakim Compere

Executive Producer

Hallie Foote

Co-Executive Producer

Randi Michel

Executive Producer

Queen Latifah

Executive Producer

Ron Schmidt

Producer

Shelby Stone

Executive Producer

Lili Fini Zanuck

Executive Producer

Richard D. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Rachel Portman

Original Music Composer

Brian A. Kates

Editor

Billy Hopkins

Casting

Drew Monahan

Art Direction

Traci Kirshbaum

Set Decoration

Michael T. Boyd

Costume Design

Clark Hunter

Production Design

Dee Rees

Story

Dee Rees

Screenplay

Horton Foote

Story

Bettina Gilois

Screenplay

Jeffrey Jur

Director of Photography

Christopher Cleveland

Screenplay

Ron Schmidt

Unit Production Manager

Anderson Martin

Stunt Coordinator

Debi Young

Makeup Department Head