Bessie

2015    1h 47m    TV-MA
Drama, Biography,
6.791%68%63%
The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Directed By
Dee Rees
Written By
Horton Foote, Christopher Cleveland,
Studio
The Zanuck Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, HBO Films

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Cast of Bessie
  • Queen LatifahBessie Smith
  • Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
  • Mike EppsRichard
  • Tika SumpterLucille
  • Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
  • Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
  • Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
  • Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten
  • Khandi AlexanderViola
  • Tory KittlesClarence
  • Joe KnezevichFrank Walker
  • Jeremie HarrisLangston Hughes
  • Jennifer SearsMa's Main Girl
  • Crystal Lee BrownBessie's Dancer
  • Terence RosemoreDetroit Theater Manager
  • L. Warren YoungSharkish Man
  • Tia HendricksDoreen Dupree
  • Whitney GoinFania Van Vechten
  • Neko ParhamRehearsal Director
  • Kaden Washington LewisSwarm Boy #1
  • Alkoya BrunsonSwarm Boy #2
  • Todd Allen DurkinNight Club Owner
  • Swift RiceStage Hand
  • Jim R. ColemanHost
  • Jessejames LocorriereVanity Fair Editor
  • Onira TarésChorus Girl #1
  • Jhoni DavisChorus Girl #2
  • Hunter WomackRoadie #1
  • Christopher HarveyRoadie #2
  • Marie BurkeEtta Johnson
  • Levi ErikBenny Goodman
  • Nicole SpiezioMarguerite d'Alvarez
  • Bralyn StokesHarry Pace
  • Sylvester Ambrose James IIJack Gee Jr.
  • Briana StarksMa's Dancer
  • Alan T. ColemanStagehand
  • Tray WilliamsStage Crew (uncredited)
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