Zwiastun
Obsada
Adella Gautier
Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Damita Jane Howard
Jack's Lover (uncredited)
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Dorothea Syleos
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree
Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker
Shannon Edwards
Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Sylvester Ambrose James II
Jack Gee Jr.
John Merical
VIP Guest (uncredited)
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Todd Allen Durkin
Nightclub Manager
Marie Burke
Etta Johnson
Bralyn Stokes
Harry Herbert Pace
Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Levi Erik
Benny Goodman
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Tim McAdams
Shady Guy
Sheerod Tate
Dancer
Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer
Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager
Kenny Banks Jr.
Bessie's Band Member
Swift Rice
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Onira Tarés
Chorus Girl
Jhoni Davis
Chorus Girl
L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man
Taurus Davis
Extra (uncredited)
Mike Epps
Richard
Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy
Andre Lamar
Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Troy Faruk
Brave Man
Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor
Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Briana Starks
Ma's Dancer
Nicole Spiezio
Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Christopher L. Plunkett
Dancer
Hunter Womack
Roadie
Dan Michael
Theater Goer (uncredited)
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Christopher Harvey
Roadie
Trey McGriff
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl
Tory Kittles
Clarence