Ray
Ray
Release: 2004-10-29
·Runtime: 152m
·★ 7.5
Drama
Music
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Bristol Bay Productions
Universal Pictures
Anvil Films
Baldwin Entertainment Group
Cast
Jamie Foxx
as Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
as Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
as Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix
as Joe Adams
Clifton Powell
as Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine
as Fathead Newman
Curtis Armstrong
as Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
as Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate
as Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard
as Gossie McGee
David Krumholtz
as Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce
as Wilbur Brassfield
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Mary Ann Fisher
Chris Thomas King
as Lowell Fulson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Jimmy
Rick Gomez
as Tom Dowd
Denise Dowse
as Marlene
Warwick Davis
as Oberon
Patrick Bauchau
as Dr. Hacker
Robert Wisdom
as Jack Lauderdale
Kurt Fuller
as Sam Clark
Jedda Jones
as Mercedes
Gary Grubbs
as Billy Ray
Carol Sutton
as Eula
Paula Jai Parker
as Ruth Brown
Tequan Richmond
as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Ayanna Tatum
as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
Afemo Omilami
as Angry Husband
Crew
Taylor Hackford
Director
Taylor Hackford
Story
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
Nancy Klopper
Casting
William J. Immerman
Executive Producer
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer
Taylor Hackford
Producer
Paul Hirsch
Editor
Camille Friend
Hairstylist