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Bessie
2015 | Dee Rees

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Year
2015
Runtime
1 hour 55 minutes (115 minutes)
Movie Total Grosses
United Kingdom
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Certificate
United-States UK age rating
TV-MA
Netherlands UK age rating
12
AKA
Беси
В блюзе только Бесси
藍調天后
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Queen Latifah
Kamryn Johnson
Rikki McKinney
Alan T. Coleman
Tory Kittles
Clay Chappell
Production Country
United States
Directors
  1. Dee Rees
Starring
  1. Queen Latifah
    Bessie
  2. Kamryn Johnson
    Young Bessie
  3. Rikki McKinney
    Chorus Guy
  4. Alan T. Coleman
    Stagehand
  5. Tory Kittles
    Clarence
  6. Clay Chappell
    '81' Theatre Owner
  7. Tika Sumpter
    Lucille
  8. Sharan C. Mansfield
    Miss Taylor
  9. Neko Parham
    Rehearsal Director
  10. Onira Tares
    Chorus Girl
  11. Jhoni Davis
    Chorus Girl
  12. Jim R. Coleman
    Host
  13. Melissa Youngblood
    Theatergoer
  14. Mo'Nique
    Ma Rainey
  15. Jennifer Sears
    Ma's Main Girl
  16. Charles S. Dutton
    Pa Rainey
  17. Briana Starks
    Ma's Dancer
  18. Todd Allen Durkin
    Nightclub Manager
  19. Crystal Lee Brown
    Bessie's Dancer
  20. Hunter Womack
    Roadie
  21. Christopher Harvey
    Roadie
  22. Tia Hendricks
    Doreen Dupree
  23. Marie Burke
    Etta Johnson
  24. Michael Kenneth Williams
    Jack Gee
  25. Terence Rosemore
    Detroit Theater Manager
  26. Karri Mack
    Wild Child
  27. Kaden Washington Lewis
    Swarm Boy
  28. Khandi Alexander
    Viola
  29. L. Warren Young
    Sharkish Man
  30. Saundra Dunson-Franks
    Hostess
  31. Bralyn Stokes
    Harry Herbert Pace
  32. Cj Sykes
    Black Swan Executive
  33. Adebukola Bodunrin
    Black Swan Receptionist
  34. Joe Knezevich
    Frank Walker
  35. Mike Epps
    Richard
  36. Troy Faruk
    Brave Man
  37. David Paul Lord
    Klansman
  38. Chris Walters
    Doorman
  39. Jessejames Locorriere
    Vanity Fair Editor
  40. Oliver Platt
    Carl Van Vechten
  41. Whitney Goin
    Fania Van Vechten
  42. Jeremie Harris
    Langston Hughes
  43. Chantelle Rose
    Gertrude
  44. Sylvester Ambrose James II
    Jack Gee Jr.
  45. Bryan Greenberg
    John Hammond
  46. Levi Erik
    Benny Goodman
  47. Guss Williams
    Gangster
  48. Tim McAdams
    Shady Guy
  49. Kenny Banks Jr.
    Bessie's Band Member
  50. Michael Burton
    Bessie's Band Member
  51. Roderick Harris
    Bessie's Band Member
  52. John A. Harvey
    Bessie's Band Member
  53. Reggie Hines
    Bessie's Band Member
  54. Kevin Kendrick
    Bessie's Band Member
  55. Marcus Lewis
    Bessie's Band Member
  56. Kenneth Murray Jr.
    Bessie's Band Member
  57. Kwame Paige
    Bessie's Band Member
  58. Jason Passmore
    Bessie's Band Member
  59. Daniel Saintil
    Bessie's Band Member
  60. Craig Shaw
    Bessie's Band Member
  61. Don Carlos Sherow
    Bessie's Band Member
  62. Dashiel Smith
    Bessie's Band Member
  63. Eric Solomon
    Bessie's Band Member
  64. Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.
    Bessie's Band Member
  65. Teddy White
    Bessie's Band Member
  66. Wilbert Williams
    Bessie's Band Member
  67. Brandon Boone
    Ma's Band Member
  68. Robert Boone
    Ma's Band Member
  69. Daniel Terence Harper
    Ma's Band Member
  70. Anton Harris
    Ma's Band Member
  71. Jody Mayfield
    Ma's Band Member
  72. Derrick B. White
    Ma's Band Member
  73. Edward Wright
    Ma's Band Member
  74. Jonathan Bryant
    Dancer
  75. Heather Bland
    Dancer
  76. Raquiah Carter
    Dancer
  77. Lauren Debrick
    Dancer
  78. Desiree Dixon
    Dancer
  79. Anthony Hart
    Dancer
  80. Nia Lancelin
    Dancer
  81. Keshia McNeal
    Dancer
  82. Samara Michelle
    Dancer
  83. LaVaughn Morton
    Dancer
  84. Tiffany Murray
    Dancer
  85. Ashley Neal
    Dancer
  86. Tiffany Norris
    Dancer
  87. Christopher L. Plunkett
    Dancer
  88. Stephan Reynolds
    Dancer
  89. Nateli Ruiz
    Dancer
  90. Primas Leon Stanley
    Dancer
  91. Brentney Stephens
    Dancer
  92. Dacia Andrea Stinson
    Dancer
  93. Sheerod Tate
    Dancer
  94. Fred Swinton
    Dancer
  95. Quiantae Thomas
    Dancer
  96. Alicia Thompson
    Dancer
  97. Kendre White
    Dancer
  98. Ronson Giggetts
    Theatergoer
  99. Tae-La Actress
    Background Extra
  100. Selena Anderson
    Theatre Goer
  101. Selah Avery
    Background Extra
  102. Ricardo Bailey
    Frank Newton
  103. Perry Ball
    Railroad Passenger
  104. Qualen Bradley
    Stage Crew
  105. Alkoya Brunson
    Swarm Boy #2
  106. Jeffery James Bucchino
    Doorman
  107. Judy McGee Burley
    Lady in Breadline / Concert Patron / Pedestrian / Audience Member
  108. Jess Marie Carr
    Ophelia Franklin
  109. Tiffany Chambers
    Guest at Show for Opening
  110. Jameson Jamey Copeland
    Upscale Party Goer
  111. Taurus Davis
    Extra
  112. Davin DeLoatch
    Poker Player #1
  113. Dino Demitri
    KKK Driver
  114. Derrick Dee Drake
    Body Guard
  115. Shannon Edwards
    Philadelphia Audience Member
  116. Tyrone Emanuel
    Party Guest
  117. Samuel Lee Fudge
    Hoover Town Citizen
  118. Shawron Gaffney
    Roadie
  119. Adella Gautier
    Neighbor #2
  120. Curtis Gordon
    Train Passenger #2
  121. Jermaine Salute Green
    Grave Yard Worker
  122. Montice Harmon
    Club Patron
  123. Roger A. Harrison
    Theater Goer
  124. Rob Hays
    Server
  125. Sarah Turner Holland
    Train Passenger #1
  126. Damita Jane Howard
    Jack's Lover
  127. Geoffrey Howard
    Poker Player
  128. Charlie Johnson
    Party-Goer
  129. Sierra Jones
    Party Patron / Concert Goer
  130. Wayne Jones
    Tastemaker
  131. Gregory Kelsey
    Poker Player
  132. Noah Hudson Killingbeck
    Neighborhood Kid
  133. Andre Lamar
    Cheering Stage Fan
  134. Jimi Lanham
    Concert Patron
  135. Ninita McCan
    Singer
  136. Gabbie McGee
    Homeless Woman
  137. Trey McGriff
    Pedestrian
  138. Lanier McKinney
    Dancer
  139. John Merical
    VIP Guest
  140. Dan Michael
    Theater Guest
  141. Keishanna Michele
    Party-Goer
  142. Samuel Oden
    Peanut Seller
  143. Mona Parks
    Performer
  144. Jessica Pressley
    Girl in Family Photograph
  145. Letecia Reeder
    Patron
  146. Swift Rice
    Stage Hand
  147. Monique Star Robinson
    Background Extra
  148. Anthony Shorter
    Background Extra
  149. Darrell L. Shuler
    Club Goer
  150. Alexis Silvestre
    Pretzel Guy
  151. Nicole Spiezio
    Marguerite d'Alvarez
  152. Dianne Starkey
    Couple at Cocktail Party
  153. Eric J. Stokes
    Poker Player
  154. Calvin Swanigan
    Fletcher Henderson
  155. Dorothea Syleos
    Switchboard Operator
  156. Jasmine Taylor
    Railroad Passenger
  157. Tray Williams
    Stage Crew

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