Cast and Crew of Bessie

Bessie

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

Full Cast of Bessie

Queen Latifah

as Bessie Smith

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Mo'Nique

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Mike Epps

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Tika Sumpter

Michael Kenneth Williams

Charles S. Dutton

as William 'Pa' Rainey

Bryan Greenberg

as John Hammond

Oliver Platt

as Carl Van Vechten

Khandi Alexander

Tory Kittles

Joe Knezevich

as Frank Walker

Jeremie Harris

as Langston Hughes

Jennifer Sears

as Ma's Main Girl

Crystal Lee Brown

as Bessie's Dancer

Terence Rosemore

as Detroit Theater Manager

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L. Warren Young

as Sharkish Man

Tia Hendricks

as Doreen Dupree

Whitney Goin

as Fania Van Vechten

Neko Parham

as Rehearsal Director

Kaden Washington Lewis

as Swarm Boy #1

Alkoya Brunson

as Swarm Boy #2

Todd Allen Durkin

as Night Club Owner

Swift Rice

Jim R. Coleman

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Jessejames Locorriere

as Vanity Fair Editor

Onira Tarés

as Chorus Girl #1

Jhoni Davis

as Chorus Girl #2

Hunter Womack

Christopher Harvey

Marie Burke

as Etta Johnson

Levi Erik

as Benny Goodman

Nicole Spiezio

as Marguerite d'Alvarez

Bralyn Stokes

Sylvester Ambrose James II

as Jack Gee Jr.

Briana Starks

Alan T. Coleman

as Stagehand

Crew of Bessie

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