Respect

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

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