Bessie (2015) | Full Cast

Dee Rees

DIRECTOR

Queen Latifah

Bessie

Kamryn Johnson

Young Bessie

Rikki McKinney

Chorus Guy

Alan T. Coleman

Stagehand

Tory Kittles

Clarence

Clay Chappell

'81' Theatre Owner

Tika Sumpter

Lucille

Sharan C. Mansfield

Miss Taylor

Neko Parham

Rehearsal Director

Onira Tares

Chorus Girl

Jhoni Davis

Chorus Girl

Jim R. Coleman

Host

Melissa Youngblood

Theatergoer

Mo'Nique

Ma Rainey

Jennifer Sears

Ma's Main Girl

Charles S. Dutton

Pa Rainey

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

Michael Kenneth Williams

Jack Gee

Terence Rosemore

Detroit Theater Manager

Karri Mack

Wild Child

Kaden Washington Lewis

Swarm Boy

Khandi Alexander

Viola

L. Warren Young

Sharkish Man

Saundra Dunson-Franks

Hostess

Bralyn Stokes

Harry Herbert Pace

Cj Sykes

Black Swan Executive

Adebukola Bodunrin

Black Swan Receptionist

Joe Knezevich

Frank Walker

Mike Epps

Richard

Troy Faruk

Brave Man

David Paul Lord

Klansman

Chris Walters

Doorman

Jessejames Locorriere

Vanity Fair Editor

Oliver Platt

Carl Van Vechten

Whitney Goin

Fania Van Vechten

Jeremie Harris

Langston Hughes

Chantelle Rose

Gertrude

Sylvester Ambrose James II

Jack Gee Jr.

Bryan Greenberg

John Hammond

Levi Erik

Benny Goodman

Guss Williams

Gangster

Tim McAdams

Shady Guy

Kenny Banks Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

Michael Burton

Bessie's Band Member

Roderick Harris

Bessie's Band Member

John A. Harvey

Bessie's Band Member

Reggie Hines

Bessie's Band Member

Kevin Kendrick

Bessie's Band Member

Marcus Lewis

Bessie's Band Member

Kenneth Murray Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

Kwame Paige

Bessie's Band Member

Jason Passmore

Bessie's Band Member

Daniel Saintil

Bessie's Band Member

Craig Shaw

Bessie's Band Member

Don Carlos Sherow

Bessie's Band Member

Dashiel Smith

Bessie's Band Member

Eric Solomon

Bessie's Band Member

Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

Teddy White

Bessie's Band Member

Wilbert Williams

Bessie's Band Member

Brandon Boone

Ma's Band Member

Robert Boone

Ma's Band Member

Daniel Terence Harper

Ma's Band Member

Anton Harris

Ma's Band Member

Jody Mayfield

Ma's Band Member

Derrick B. White

Ma's Band Member

Edward Wright

Ma's Band Member

Jonathan Bryant

Dancer

Heather Bland

Dancer

Raquiah Carter

Dancer

Lauren Debrick

Dancer

Desiree Dixon

Dancer

Anthony Hart

Dancer

Nia Lancelin

Dancer

Keshia McNeal

Dancer

Samara Michelle

Dancer

LaVaughn Morton

Dancer

Tiffany Murray

Dancer

Ashley Neal

Dancer

Tiffany Norris

Dancer

Christopher L. Plunkett

Dancer

Stephan Reynolds

Dancer

Nateli Ruiz

Dancer

Primas Leon Stanley

Dancer

Brentney Stephens

Dancer

Dacia Andrea Stinson

Dancer

Sheerod Tate

Dancer

Fred Swinton

Dancer

Quiantae Thomas

Dancer

Alicia Thompson

Dancer

Kendre White

Dancer

Tae-La Actress

Background Extra(uncredited)

Selena Anderson

Theatre Goer(uncredited)

Selah Avery

Background Extra(uncredited)

Ricardo Bailey

Frank Newton(uncredited)

Perry Ball

Railroad Passenger(uncredited)

Qualen Bradley

Stage Crew(uncredited)

Alkoya Brunson

Swarm Boy #2(uncredited)

Jeffery James Bucchino

Doorman(uncredited)

Judy McGee Burley

Lady in Breadline(uncredited)

Jess Marie Carr

Ophelia Franklin(uncredited)

Tiffany Chambers

Guest at Show for Opening(uncredited)

Jameson Jamey Copeland

Upscale Party Goer(uncredited)

Taurus Davis

Extra(uncredited)

Davin DeLoatch

Poker Player #1(uncredited)

Dino Demitri

KKK Driver(uncredited)

Derrick Dee Drake

Body Guard(uncredited)

Shannon Edwards

Philadelphia Audience Member(uncredited)

Tyrone Emanuel

Party Guest(uncredited)

Samuel Lee Fudge

Hoover Town Citizen(uncredited)

Shawron Gaffney

Roadie(uncredited)

Adella Gautier

Neighbor #2(uncredited)

Curtis Gordon

Train Passenger #2(uncredited)

Jermaine Salute Green

Grave Yard Worker(uncredited)

Montice Harmon

Club Patron(uncredited)

Roger A. Harrison

Theater Goer(uncredited)

Rob Hays

Server(uncredited)

Sarah Turner Holland

Train Passenger #1(uncredited)

Damita Jane Howard

Jack's Lover(uncredited)

Geoffrey Howard

Poker Player(uncredited)

Charlie Johnson

Party-Goer(uncredited)

Sierra Jones

Party Patron(uncredited)

Wayne Jones

Tastemaker(uncredited)

Gregory Kelsey

Poker Player(uncredited)

Noah Hudson Killingbeck

Neighborhood Kid(uncredited)

Andre Lamar

Cheering Stage Fan(uncredited)

Jimi Lanham

Concert Patron(uncredited)

Ninita McCan

Singer(uncredited)

Gabbie McGee

Homeless Woman(uncredited)

Trey McGriff

Pedestrian(uncredited)

Lanier McKinney

Dancer(uncredited)

John Merical

VIP Guest(uncredited)

Dan Michael

Theater Guest(uncredited)

Keishanna Michele

Party-Goer(uncredited)

Samuel Oden

Peanut Seller(uncredited)

Mona Parks

Performer(uncredited)

Jessica Pressley

Girl in Family Photograph(uncredited)

Letecia Reeder

Patron(uncredited)

Swift Rice

Stage Hand(uncredited)

Monique Star Robinson

Background Extra(uncredited)

Anthony Shorter

Background Extra(uncredited)

Darrell L. Shuler

Club Goer(uncredited)

Alexis Silvestre

Pretzel Guy(uncredited)

Nicole Spiezio

Marguerite d'Alvarez(uncredited)

Dianne Starkey

Couple at Cocktail Party(uncredited)

Eric J. Stokes

Poker Player(uncredited)

Calvin Swanigan

Fletcher Henderson(uncredited)

Dorothea Syleos

Switchboard Operator(uncredited)

Jasmine Taylor

Railroad Passenger(uncredited)

Tray Williams

Stage Crew(uncredited)