Respect

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

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