Bessie
Bessie
Release: 2015-05-16
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 6.3
Drama
Music
TV Movie
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The Zanuck Company
Flavor Unit Entertainment
HBO Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Oliver Platt
as Carl Van Vechten
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Jack Gee
Jhoni Davis
as Chorus Girl
Jessejames Locorriere
as Vanity Fair Editor
Briana Starks
as Ma's Dancer
Tim McAdams
as Shady Guy
Alkoya Brunson
as Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Shannon Edwards
as Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)
Adella Gautier
as Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Joe Knezevich
as Frank Walker
Kenny Banks Jr.
as Bessie's Band Member
Jim R. Coleman
as Host
Bralyn Stokes
as Harry Herbert Pace
Whitney Goin
as Fania Van Vechten
Christopher L. Plunkett
as Dancer
John Merical
as VIP Guest (uncredited)
Neko Parham
as Rehearsal Director
Todd Allen Durkin
as Nightclub Manager
Mike Epps
as Richard
Mo'Nique
as Ma Rainey
Dorothea Syleos
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Charles S. Dutton
as William 'Pa' Rainey
Troy Faruk
as Brave Man
L. Warren Young
as Sharkish Man
Dan Michael
as Theater Goer (uncredited)
Kaden Washington Lewis
as Swarm Boy
Taurus Davis
as Extra (uncredited)
Damita Jane Howard
as Jack's Lover (uncredited)
Onira Tarés
as Chorus Girl
Trey McGriff
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Khandi Alexander
as Viola
Tika Sumpter
as Lucille
Marie Burke
as Etta Johnson
Hunter Womack
as Roadie
Queen Latifah
as Bessie Smith
Bryan Greenberg
as John Hammond
Sylvester Ambrose James II
as Jack Gee Jr.
Andre Lamar
as Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Swift Rice
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
Tia Hendricks
as Doreen Dupree
Tory Kittles
as Clarence
Nicole Spiezio
as Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Terence Rosemore
as Detroit Theater Manager
Jennifer Sears
as Ma's Main Girl
Crystal Lee Brown
as Bessie's Dancer
Christopher Harvey
as Roadie
Jeremie Harris
as Langston Hughes
Levi Erik
as Benny Goodman
