Bessie

Квін Латіфа

Bessie Smith

Мо'Нік

Ma Rainey

Майк Еппс

Richard

Тіка Самптер

Lucille

Майкл Кеннет Вільямс

Jack Gee

Charles S. Dutton

William 'Pa' Rainey

Bryan Greenberg

John Hammond

Олівер Платт

Carl Van Vechten

Khandi Alexander

Viola

Торі Кіттлз

Clarence

N/A

Kamryn Johnson

Young Bessie

N/A

Rikki McKinney

Chorus Guy

N/A

Alan T. Coleman

Stagehand

N/A

Clay Chappell

'81' Theatre Owner

N/A

Sharan C. Mansfield

Miss Taylor

Neko Parham

Rehearsal Director

Onira Tarés

Chorus Girl

N/A

Jhoni Davis

Chorus Girl

Jim R. Coleman

Host

N/A

Melissa Youngblood

Theatergoer

Jennifer Sears

Ma's Main Girl

Briana Starks

Ma's Dancer

Todd Allen Durkin

Nightclub Manager

Crystal Lee Brown

Bessie's Dancer

Hunter Womack

Roadie

Christopher Harvey

Roadie

Tia Hendricks

Doreen Dupree

Marie Burke

Etta Johnson

Terence Rosemore

Detroit Theater Manager

N/A

Karri Mack

Wild Child

N/A

Kaden Washington Lewis

Swarm Boy

L. Warren Young

Sharkish Man

N/A

Saundra Dunson-Franks

Hostess

Bralyn Stokes

Harry Herbert Pace

N/A

Cj Sykes

Black Swan Executive

N/A

Adebukola Bodunrin

Black Swan Receptionist

Joe Knezevich

Frank Walker

Troy Faruk

Brave Man

N/A

David Paul Lord

Klansman

N/A

Chris Walters

Doorman

Jessejames Locorriere

Vanity Fair Editor

Whitney Goin

Fania Van Vechten

Jeremie Harris

Langston Hughes

N/A

Chantelle Rose Mussenden

Gertrude

N/A

Sylvester Ambrose James II

Jack Gee Jr.

Levi Erik

Benny Goodman

N/A

Gerard 'Gus' Williams

Gangster

Tim McAdams

Shady Guy

N/A

Kenny Banks Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Michael Burton

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Roderick Harris

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

John A. Harvey

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Reggie Hines

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Kevin Kendrick

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Marcus Lewis

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Kenneth Murray Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Kwame Paige

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Jason Passmore

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Daniel Saintil

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Craig Shaw

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Don C. Sherow

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Dashiel Smith

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Eric Solomon

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Teddy White

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Wilbert Williams

Bessie's Band Member

N/A

Brandon Boone

Ma's Band Member

N/A

Robert Boone

Ma's Band Member

N/A

Daniel Terence Harper

Ma's Band Member

N/A

Anton Harris

Ma's Band Member

N/A

Jody Mayfield

Ma's Band Member

N/A

Derrick B. White

Ma's Band Member

N/A

Edward Wright

Ma's Band Member

N/A

Jonathan Bryant

Dancer

N/A

Heather Bland

Dancer

N/A

Raquiah Carter

Dancer

N/A

Lauren Debrick

Dancer

N/A

Desiree Dixon

Dancer

N/A

Anthony Hart

Dancer

N/A

Nia Lancelin

Dancer

N/A

Keshia McNeal

Dancer

N/A

Samara Michelle

Dancer

N/A

LaVaughn Morton

Dancer

N/A

Tiffany Murray

Dancer

N/A

Ashley Neal

Dancer

N/A

Tiffany Norris

Dancer

Christopher L. Plunkett

Dancer

N/A

Stephan Reynolds

Dancer

N/A

Nateli Ruiz

Dancer

N/A

Primas Leon Stanley

Dancer

N/A

Brentney Stephens

Dancer

N/A

Dacia Stinson

Dancer

N/A

Fred Swinton

Dancer

Sheerod Tate

Dancer

N/A

Quiantae Thomas

Dancer

N/A

Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson

Dancer

N/A

Kendre White

Dancer

N/A

Selah Avery

Background Extra (uncredited)

N/A

Perry Ball

Railroad Passenger (uncredited)

N/A

Qualen Bradley

Stage Crew (uncredited)

Alkoya Brunson

Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)

N/A

Jeffery James Bucchino

Doorman (uncredited)

N/A

Judy McGee Burley

Extra (uncredited)

N/A

Jess Marie Carr

Ophelia Franklin (uncredited)

N/A

Jameson Jamey Copeland

Upscale Party Goer (uncredited)

Taurus Davis

Extra (uncredited)

N/A

Dino Demitri

KKK Driver (uncredited)

N/A

Derrick Dee

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Shannon Edwards

Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)

N/A

Tyrone Emanuel

Party Guest (uncredited)

N/A

Samuel Lee Fudge

Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited)

Adella Gautier

Neighbor #2 (uncredited)

N/A

Curtis Gordon

Train Passenger #2 (uncredited)

N/A

Montice Harmon

Party Goer (uncredited)

N/A

Rob Hays

Server (uncredited)

N/A

Sarah Turner Holland

Train Passenger #1 (uncredited)

Damita Jane Howard

Jack's Lover (uncredited)

N/A

Geoffrey Howard

Poker Player (uncredited)

N/A

Charlie Johnson

Party Goer (uncredited)

N/A

Noah Hudson Killingbeck

Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)

Andre Lamar

Cheering Fan (uncredited)

Trey McGriff

Pedestrian (uncredited)

N/A

Lanier McKinney

Dancer (uncredited)

John Merical

VIP Guest (uncredited)

Dan Michael

Theater Goer (uncredited)

N/A

Letecia Reeder

Patron (uncredited)

Swift Rice

Stage Hand (uncredited)

N/A

Darrell L. Shuler

Club Goer (uncredited)

N/A

Alexis Silvestre

Pretzel Guy (uncredited)

Nicole Spiezio

Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)

Dorothea Syleos

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

N/A

Tray Williams

Stage Crew (uncredited)