Respect

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

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