BessieBessie2015Queuebrick VideoQueueLWatchedWFavoriteFListsThe story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.DirectorDee ReesCinematographyJeffrey JurScreenplayDee ReesStudioThe Zanuck CompanyOverviewDiscussionCastCrewDetailsWhere to watchActorRoleQueen LatifahBessie SmithBessie SmithMo'NiqueMa RaineyMa RaineyMike EppsRichardRichardTika SumpterLucilleLucilleMichael Kenneth WilliamsJack GeeJack GeeCharles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' RaineyWilliam 'Pa' RaineyBryan GreenbergJohn HammondJohn HammondOliver PlattCarl Van VechtenCarl Van VechtenKhandi AlexanderViolaViolaTory KittlesClarenceClarenceKKamryn JohnsonYoung BessieYoung BessieRRikki McKinneyChorus GuyChorus GuyAAlan T. ColemanStagehandStagehandCClay Chappell'81' Theatre Owner'81' Theatre OwnerSSharan C. MansfieldMiss TaylorMiss TaylorNeko ParhamRehearsal DirectorRehearsal DirectorOnira TarésChorus GirlChorus GirlJhoni DavisChorus GirlChorus GirlJim R. ColemanHostHostMMelissa YoungbloodTheatergoerTheatergoerJennifer SearsMa's Main GirlMa's Main GirlBriana StarksMa's DancerMa's DancerTodd Allen DurkinNightclub ManagerNightclub ManagerCrystal Lee BrownBessie's DancerBessie's DancerHunter WomackRoadieRoadieChristopher HarveyRoadieRoadieTia HendricksDoreen DupreeDoreen DupreeMarie BurkeEtta JohnsonEtta JohnsonTerence RosemoreDetroit Theater ManagerDetroit Theater ManagerKKarri MackWild ChildWild Child
