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
Sylvester Ambrose James II
as Jack Gee Jr.
Tory Kittles
as Clarence
Tia Hendricks
as Doreen Dupree
Marie Burke
as Etta Johnson
Terence Rosemore
as Detroit Theater Manager
Briana Starks
as Ma's Dancer
Adella Gautier
as Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Dan Michael
as Theater Goer (uncredited)
Queen Latifah
as Bessie Smith
Mike Epps
as Richard
Whitney Goin
as Fania Van Vechten
Kenny Banks Jr.
as Bessie's Band Member
Mo'Nique
as Ma Rainey
Kaden Washington Lewis
as Swarm Boy
Troy Faruk
as Brave Man
Oliver Platt
as Carl Van Vechten
Swift Rice
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
Nicole Spiezio
as Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Neko Parham
as Rehearsal Director
Bralyn Stokes
as Harry Herbert Pace
Jim R. Coleman
as Host
Tika Sumpter
as Lucille
Alkoya Brunson
as Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Joe Knezevich
as Frank Walker
Jessejames Locorriere
as Vanity Fair Editor
Andre Lamar
as Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Onira Tarés
as Chorus Girl
Shannon Edwards
as Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)
L. Warren Young
as Sharkish Man
Jhoni Davis
as Chorus Girl
Levi Erik
as Benny Goodman
Tim McAdams
as Shady Guy
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Jack Gee
Jennifer Sears
as Ma's Main Girl
Crystal Lee Brown
as Bessie's Dancer
Jeremie Harris
as Langston Hughes
Charles S. Dutton
as William 'Pa' Rainey
Khandi Alexander
as Viola
Trey McGriff
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Hunter Womack
as Roadie
Christopher L. Plunkett
as Dancer
Dorothea Syleos
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Todd Allen Durkin
as Nightclub Manager
Christopher Harvey
as Roadie
Taurus Davis
as Extra (uncredited)
John Merical
as VIP Guest (uncredited)
Bryan Greenberg
as John Hammond
Damita Jane Howard
as Jack's Lover (uncredited)
