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