Respect

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

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