Respect

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

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