Respect

Brenda Nicole Moorer as Brenda Franklin Albert Jones as Ken Cunningham Marlon Wayans as Ted White Audra McDonald as Barbara Franklin Brandon Gilpin as Teenager Tangela Large as Grieving Mother Myk Watford as Rick Hall Gilbert Glenn Brown as Martin Luther King Jr. Kimberly Scott as Mama Franklin Marc Maron as Jerry Wexler Leroy McClain as Cecil Franklin Christopher Daniel as Edward Zach Strum as David Hood Saycon Sengbloh as Erma Franklin Tate Donovan as John Hammond Skye Dakota Turner as Aretha Franklin (young) Heather Headley as Clara Ward Victoria Paige Watkins as Teen #2 Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin Forest Whitaker as C. L. Franklin Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington Tituss Burgess as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland Hailey Kilgore as Carolyn Franklin Lodric D. Collins as Smokey Robinson

Julius LeFlore Stunt Coordinator Callie Khouri Story Stacey Sher Executive Producer Tiffany Little Canfield Casting Bernard Telsey Casting Jonathan Glickman Producer Chris LeDoux Executive Visual Effects Producer Aaron L. Gilbert Executive Producer Sarah Carter Decorator Clint Ramos Costume Design Harvey Mason Jr. Executive Music Producer, Producer Liesl Tommy Director Jennifer Hudson Executive Producer Matt LaBorde Stunts Kris Bowers Original Music Composer Gary Archer Prosthetics Adam Keane Visual Effects Production Assistant Kramer Morgenthau Director of Photography Matt Akey Executive Visual Effects Producer Jason Cloth Executive Producer