Bessie
VoltarElenco
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 Manager- 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 Receptionist
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 (sem créditos)
- Perry BallRailroad Passenger (sem créditos)
- Qualen BradleyStage Crew (sem créditos)
Alkoya BrunsonSwarm Boy #2 (sem créditos)- Jeffery James BucchinoDoorman (sem créditos)
- Judy McGee BurleyExtra (sem créditos)
- Jess Marie CarrOphelia Franklin (sem créditos)
- Jameson Jamey CopelandUpscale Party Goer (sem créditos)
Taurus DavisExtra (sem créditos)- Dino DemitriKKK Driver (sem créditos)
- Derrick DeeBodyguard (sem créditos)
- Shannon EdwardsPhiladelphia Audience Member (sem créditos)
- Tyrone EmanuelParty Guest (sem créditos)
- Samuel Lee FudgeHoover Town Citizen (sem créditos)
Adella GautierNeighbor #2 (sem créditos)- Curtis GordonTrain Passenger #2 (sem créditos)
- Montice HarmonParty Goer (sem créditos)
- Rob HaysServer (sem créditos)
- Sarah Turner HollandTrain Passenger #1 (sem créditos)
Damita Jane HowardJack's Lover (sem créditos)- Geoffrey HowardPoker Player (sem créditos)
- Charlie JohnsonParty Goer (sem créditos)
- Noah Hudson KillingbeckNeighborhood Kid (sem créditos)
Andre LamarCheering Fan (sem créditos)
Trey McGriffPedestrian (sem créditos)- Lanier McKinneyDancer (sem créditos)
John MericalVIP Guest (sem créditos)
Dan MichaelTheater Goer (sem créditos)- Letecia ReederPatron (sem créditos)
Swift RiceStage Hand (sem créditos)- Darrell L. ShulerClub Goer (sem créditos)
- Alexis SilvestrePretzel Guy (sem créditos)
Nicole SpiezioMarguerite d'Alvarez (sem créditos)
Dorothea SyleosSwitchboard Operator (sem créditos)- Tray WilliamsStage Crew (sem créditos)
