Bessie 2015

Mike Epps

Richard

Queen Latifah

Bessie Smith

Christopher L. Plunkett

Dancer

Marcus Lewis

Bessie's Band Member

Michael Kenneth Williams

Jack Gee

Mo'Nique

Ma Rainey

Tika Sumpter

Lucille

Oliver Platt

Carl Van Vechten

Bryan Greenberg

John Hammond

Khandi Alexander

Viola

Charles S. Dutton

William 'Pa' Rainey

Tory Kittles

Clarence

Kaden Washington Lewis

Swarm Boy

Terence Rosemore

Detroit Theater Manager

Whitney Goin

Fania Van Vechten

Tia Hendricks

Doreen Dupree

Joe Knezevich

Frank Walker

Jeremie Harris

Langston Hughes

Crystal Lee Brown

Bessie's Dancer

Marie Burke

Etta Johnson

John Merical

VIP Guest (uncredited)

Jessejames Locorriere

Vanity Fair Editor

L. Warren Young

Sharkish Man

Nicole Spiezio

Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)

Alkoya Brunson

Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)

Michael Burton

Bessie's Band Member

Jennifer Sears

Ma's Main Girl

Hunter Womack

Roadie

Selah Avery

Background Extra (uncredited)

Chris Walters

Doorman

Shannon Edwards

Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)

Trey McGriff

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jim R. Coleman

Host

Melissa Youngblood

Theatergoer

Onira Tarés

Chorus Girl

Adella Gautier

Neighbor #2 (uncredited)

Adebukola Bodunrin

Black Swan Receptionist

Todd Allen Durkin

Nightclub Manager

Tray Williams

Stage Crew (uncredited)

Tyrone Emanuel

Party Guest (uncredited)

Roderick Harris

Bessie's Band Member

Andre Lamar

Cheering Fan (uncredited)

Kamryn Johnson

Young Bessie

Rikki McKinney

Chorus Guy

Alan T. Coleman

Stagehand

Clay Chappell

'81' Theatre Owner

Sharan C. Mansfield

Miss Taylor

Neko Parham

Rehearsal Director

Jhoni Davis

Chorus Girl

Briana Starks

Ma's Dancer

Christopher Harvey

Roadie

Karri Mack

Wild Child

Saundra Dunson-Franks

Hostess

Bralyn Stokes

Harry Herbert Pace

Cj Sykes

Black Swan Executive

Troy Faruk

Brave Man

David Paul Lord

Klansman

Chantelle Rose Mussenden

Gertrude

Sylvester Ambrose James II

Jack Gee Jr.

Levi Erik

Benny Goodman

Gerard 'Gus' Williams

Gangster

Tim McAdams

Shady Guy

Kenny Banks Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

John A. Harvey

Bessie's Band Member

Reggie Hines

Bessie's Band Member

Kevin Kendrick

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

Edward Wright

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

Dacia Stinson

Dancer

Brentney Stephens

Dancer

Fred Swinton

Dancer

Sheerod Tate

Dancer

Quiantae Thomas

Dancer

Kendre White

Dancer

Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson

Dancer

Qualen Bradley

Stage Crew (uncredited)

Perry Ball

Railroad Passenger (uncredited)

Jeffery James Bucchino

Doorman (uncredited)

Judy McGee Burley

Extra (uncredited)

Jess Marie Carr

Ophelia Franklin (uncredited)

Taurus Davis

Extra (uncredited)

Jameson Jamey Copeland

Upscale Party Goer (uncredited)

Dino Demitri

KKK Driver (uncredited)

Derrick Dee

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Samuel Lee Fudge

Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited)

Curtis Gordon

Train Passenger #2 (uncredited)

Jermaine Salute Green

Graveyard Worker (uncredited)

Montice Harmon

Party Goer (uncredited)

Rob Hays

Server (uncredited)

Roger A. Harrison

Theater Goer (uncredited)

Sarah Turner Holland

Train Passenger #1 (uncredited)

Damita Jane Howard

Jack's Lover (uncredited)

Geoffrey Howard

Poker Player (uncredited)

Charlie Johnson

Party Goer (uncredited)

Noah Hudson Killingbeck

Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

Lanier McKinney

Dancer (uncredited)

Dan Michael

Theater Goer (uncredited)

Letecia Reeder

Patron (uncredited)

Swift Rice

Stage Hand (uncredited)

Darrell L. Shuler

Club Goer (uncredited)

Alexis Silvestre

Pretzel Guy (uncredited)

Dorothea Syleos

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)