Bessie [330544] Released: 2015-05-16 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 107 mins Popularity: 1.3563 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 Own Tika SumpterLucille Sharan C. MansfieldMiss Taylor Neko ParhamRehearsal Direct Onira TarésChorus Girl Jhoni DavisChorus Girl Jim R. ColemanHost Melissa YoungbloodTheatergoer Mo'NiqueMa Rainey Jennifer SearsMa's Main Girl Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rai Briana StarksMa's Dancer Todd Allen DurkinNightclub Manage Crystal Lee BrownBessie's Dancer Hunter WomackRoadie Christopher HarveyRoadie Tia HendricksDoreen Dupree Marie BurkeEtta Johnson Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee Terence RosemoreDetroit Theater Karri MackWild Child Kaden Washington LewisSwarm Boy Khandi AlexanderViola L. Warren YoungSharkish Man Saundra Dunson-FranksHostess Bralyn StokesHarry Herbert Pa Cj SykesBlack Swan Execu Adebukola BodunrinBlack Swan Recep Joe KnezevichFrank Walker Mike EppsRichard Troy FarukBrave Man David Paul LordKlansman Chris WaltersDoorman Jessejames LocorriereVanity Fair Edit Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten Whitney GoinFania Van Vechte 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 Me Michael BurtonBessie's Band Me Roderick HarrisBessie's Band Me John A. HarveyBessie's Band Me Reggie HinesBessie's Band Me Kevin KendrickBessie's Band Me Marcus LewisBessie's Band Me Kenneth Murray Jr.Bessie's Band Me Kwame PaigeBessie's Band Me Jason PassmoreBessie's Band Me Daniel SaintilBessie's Band Me Craig ShawBessie's Band Me Don C. SherowBessie's Band Me Dashiel SmithBessie's Band Me Eric SolomonBessie's Band Me Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.Bessie's Band Me Teddy WhiteBessie's Band Me Wilbert WilliamsBessie's Band Me 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 Passeng Qualen BradleyStage Crew Alkoya BrunsonSwarm Boy #2 Jeffery James BucchinoDoorman Judy McGee BurleyExtra Jess Marie CarrOphelia Franklin Jameson Jamey CopelandUpscale Party Go Taurus DavisExtra Dino DemitriKKK Driver Derrick DeeBodyguard Shannon EdwardsPhiladelphia Aud Tyrone EmanuelParty Guest Samuel Lee FudgeHoover Town Citi Adella GautierNeighbor #2 Curtis GordonTrain Passenger Montice HarmonParty Goer Rob HaysServer Sarah Turner HollandTrain Passenger 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'Alv Dorothea SyleosSwitchboard Oper Tray WilliamsStage Crew Hompage: https://www.hbo.com/movies/bessie Trailers Bessie: Trailer (HBO Films) Bessie: Trailer (HBO Films)