Bessie [330544] Released: 2015-05-16 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 107 mins Popularity: 2.2678 Vote Average: 6.385 Vote Count: 122 Overview: The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s. Cast [132] Queen LatifahBessie Smith Kamryn JohnsonYoung Bessie Rikki McKinneyChorus Guy Alan T. ColemanStagehand Tory KittlesClarence Clay Chappell'81' Theatre Owner Tika SumpterLucille Sharan C. MansfieldMiss Taylor Neko ParhamRehearsal Director Onira TarésChorus Girl Jhoni DavisChorus Girl Jim R. ColemanHost Melissa YoungbloodTheatergoer Mo'NiqueMa Rainey Jennifer SearsMa's Main Girl Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey Briana StarksMa's Dancer Todd Allen DurkinNightclub Manager Crystal Lee BrownBessie's Dancer Hunter WomackRoadie Christopher HarveyRoadie Tia HendricksDoreen Dupree Marie BurkeEtta Johnson Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee Terence RosemoreDetroit Theater Mana Karri MackWild Child Kaden Washington LewisSwarm Boy Khandi AlexanderViola L. Warren YoungSharkish Man Saundra Dunson-FranksHostess Bralyn StokesHarry Herbert Pace Cj SykesBlack Swan Executive Adebukola BodunrinBlack Swan Reception Joe KnezevichFrank Walker Mike EppsRichard Troy FarukBrave Man David Paul LordKlansman Chris WaltersDoorman Jessejames LocorriereVanity Fair Editor Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten Whitney GoinFania Van Vechten Jeremie HarrisLangston Hughes Chantelle Rose MussendenGertrude Sylvester Ambrose James IIJack Gee Jr. Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond Levi ErikBenny Goodman Gerard 'Gus' WilliamsGangster Tim McAdamsShady Guy Kenny Banks Jr.Bessie's Band Member Michael BurtonBessie's Band Member Roderick HarrisBessie's Band Member John A. HarveyBessie's Band Member Reggie HinesBessie's Band Member Kevin KendrickBessie's Band Member Marcus LewisBessie's Band Member Kenneth Murray Jr.Bessie's Band Member Kwame PaigeBessie's Band Member Jason PassmoreBessie's Band Member Daniel SaintilBessie's Band Member Craig ShawBessie's Band Member Don C. SherowBessie's Band Member Dashiel SmithBessie's Band Member Eric SolomonBessie's Band Member Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.Bessie's Band Member Teddy WhiteBessie's Band Member Wilbert WilliamsBessie's Band Member Brandon BooneMa's Band Member Robert BooneMa's Band Member Daniel Terence HarperMa's Band Member Anton HarrisMa's Band Member Jody MayfieldMa's Band Member Derrick B. WhiteMa's Band Member Edward WrightMa's Band Member Jonathan BryantDancer Heather BlandDancer Raquiah CarterDancer Lauren DebrickDancer Desiree DixonDancer Anthony HartDancer Nia LancelinDancer Keshia McNealDancer Samara MichelleDancer LaVaughn MortonDancer Tiffany MurrayDancer Ashley NealDancer Tiffany NorrisDancer Christopher L. PlunkettDancer Stephan ReynoldsDancer Nateli RuizDancer Primas Leon StanleyDancer Brentney StephensDancer Dacia StinsonDancer Fred SwintonDancer Sheerod TateDancer Quiantae ThomasDancer Alicia 'Nikki' ThompsonDancer Kendre WhiteDancer Selah AveryBackground Extra Perry BallRailroad Passenger Qualen BradleyStage Crew Alkoya BrunsonSwarm Boy #2 Jeffery James BucchinoDoorman Judy McGee BurleyExtra Jess Marie CarrOphelia Franklin Jameson Jamey CopelandUpscale Party Goer Taurus DavisExtra Dino DemitriKKK Driver Derrick DeeBodyguard Shannon EdwardsPhiladelphia Audienc Tyrone EmanuelParty Guest Samuel Lee FudgeHoover Town Citizen Adella GautierNeighbor #2 Curtis GordonTrain Passenger #2 Montice HarmonParty Goer Rob HaysServer Sarah Turner HollandTrain Passenger #1 Damita Jane HowardJack's Lover Geoffrey HowardPoker Player Charlie JohnsonParty Goer Noah Hudson KillingbeckNeighborhood Kid Andre LamarCheering Fan Trey McGriffPedestrian Lanier McKinneyDancer John MericalVIP Guest Dan MichaelTheater Goer Letecia ReederPatron Swift RiceStage Hand Darrell L. ShulerClub Goer Alexis SilvestrePretzel Guy Nicole SpiezioMarguerite d'Alvarez Dorothea SyleosSwitchboard Operator Tray WilliamsStage Crew Hompage: https://www.hbo.com/movies/bessie Trailers Bessie: Trailer (HBO Films) Bessie: Trailer (HBO Films)