Respect

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

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