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