Bessie
Bessie
Release: 2015-05-16
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 6.3
Drama
Music
TV Movie
No overview available.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The Zanuck Company
Flavor Unit Entertainment
HBO Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Briana Starks
as Ma's Dancer
Tim McAdams
as Shady Guy
Troy Faruk
as Brave Man
Oliver Platt
as Carl Van Vechten
Trey McGriff
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Christopher Harvey
as Roadie
Joe Knezevich
as Frank Walker
Mike Epps
as Richard
Levi Erik
as Benny Goodman
Jennifer Sears
as Ma's Main Girl
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Jack Gee
Kenny Banks Jr.
as Bessie's Band Member
Nicole Spiezio
as Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Damita Jane Howard
as Jack's Lover (uncredited)
Todd Allen Durkin
as Nightclub Manager
Taurus Davis
as Extra (uncredited)
Adella Gautier
as Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Swift Rice
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
Khandi Alexander
as Viola
Bralyn Stokes
as Harry Herbert Pace
Jessejames Locorriere
as Vanity Fair Editor
Bryan Greenberg
as John Hammond
Neko Parham
as Rehearsal Director
Alkoya Brunson
as Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Terence Rosemore
as Detroit Theater Manager
Kaden Washington Lewis
as Swarm Boy
Jeremie Harris
as Langston Hughes
Mo'Nique
as Ma Rainey
Marie Burke
as Etta Johnson
Queen Latifah
as Bessie Smith
Jhoni Davis
as Chorus Girl
Crystal Lee Brown
as Bessie's Dancer
Whitney Goin
as Fania Van Vechten
Dan Michael
as Theater Goer (uncredited)
Christopher L. Plunkett
as Dancer
John Merical
as VIP Guest (uncredited)
Dorothea Syleos
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Tory Kittles
as Clarence
Andre Lamar
as Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Tika Sumpter
as Lucille
Onira Tarés
as Chorus Girl
Charles S. Dutton
as William 'Pa' Rainey
Tia Hendricks
as Doreen Dupree
L. Warren Young
as Sharkish Man
Sylvester Ambrose James II
as Jack Gee Jr.
Jim R. Coleman
as Host
Hunter Womack
as Roadie
Shannon Edwards
as Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)
