Director
Liesl Tommy
DIRECTOR
Stars (in credits order)
Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin
Marlon Wayans
Ted White
Tituss Burgess
James Cleveland
Audra McDonald
Barbara
Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler
Heather Headley
Clara Ward
Kimberly Scott
Mama Franklin
Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin
Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin
LeRoy McClain
Cecil Franklin
Albert Jones
Ken Cunningham
Tate Donovan
John Hammond
Myk Watford
Rick Hall
Skye Dakota Turner
Young Aretha
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington
Nevaeh Moore
Young Carolyn
Kennedy Chanel
Young Erma
Peyton Jackson
Young Cecil
Joe Knezevich
Tom Dowd
John Giorgio
Chips Moman
Shaun Schneider
Charlie Chalmers
Zach Strum
David Hood
Alec Barnes
Jimmy Johnson
Beau Scheier
Joe Arnold
David Simpson
Spooner Oldham
Joshua Mikel
Roger Hawkins
Henry Riggs
Tommy Cogbill
Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda
Lodric D. Collins
Smokey (20 Years Old)
Paul Rolfes
Manager
Drew Matthews
Jack Frank
Jason Michael Webb
Alexander Hamilton
Vance Taylor
Art Tatum
Rachel Nicks
Vanessa
David Shae
Male Reporter
Inga Eiss
Interpreter
William J. Simmons
Clarence (5 Years Old)
Jerel Xavier Alston
Clarence (9 Years Old)
Chase Burgess
Edward (3 Years Old)
Christopher Daniel
Edward (7 Years Old)
Melissa Lowe
Secretary
Christen Sharice
Earline
Eric Scott Ways
Vernon Johnson
Christopher Windom
Oliver
Jacinte Blankenship
Party Guest
Myron Parker Wright
Charity Jordan
Tara Wescott
Joe Gransden
Trumpet Player
Maurice Johnson
Grieving Father
Tangela Large
Grieving Mother
Brandon Gilpin
Teenager
Brian Bascle
Mayor Cavanagh
Jelani Alladin
Jason
Aba Arthur
Miss Gold
Tyner Rushing
Gloria Fisher
Hannah Lowther
Olga
Ethan Xavier Williams
Ted Jr. (8 Years Old)
Lelund Thompson
Jackson
Kelvin Hair
Sam Cooke
Rege Lewis
Young Black Man
Victor Wallace
Marliss Amiea
Black Singer
Lydia Eku
Handsome Black Woman
Derrick James
King Curtis
Fan
Iran Kuykendall
Police Officer
M. Jearl Vinot
Sydney Pollack
Malaki Sample
Ted Jr. (2 Years Old)
Jose Rivera
Spanish Reporter
Denis J. Collins Jr.
Cambodian Reporter
Abri
Ted White's Prostitute(uncredited)
Marcia Adams
New York Fan(uncredited)
Demetrius B. Banks
Church Choir Singer(uncredited)(singingVoice)
Shane Berengue
Reporter(uncredited)
Gloria Bishop
Concert Goer(uncredited)
Kent Booker
Elegant Guest(uncredited)
Angela Green Brown
Tambourine Player(uncredited)
London Carlisle
Cute Guy(uncredited)
Shawn Ray Cartel
Church Guest(uncredited)
Carla Carvalho
Harlem House Party Guest(uncredited)
Zach Catanzareti
Concert Fan(uncredited)
Cody Ceinti
Waiter(uncredited)
Tony F. Charles
Ralph Abernathy(uncredited)
Fyodor Cherniavsky
Conductor(uncredited)
Nathan W. Collins
Security Guard(uncredited)
Ikennia Cross
Choir Director(uncredited)
Laura Darrell
Party Girl(uncredited)
Justine Edwards
Elegant Party Guest(uncredited)
Nichaela 'Noire' Eugene
Choir Singer(uncredited)
Reese Giles
Concert Atendee(uncredited)
James E. Hammond
Ahmet Ertegun Founder Atlantic Records(uncredited)
Reshonnah Harvey
Sam Cooke's Girlfriend(uncredited)
Jill Martin
Upscale Party Guest(uncredited)
Kevin Howell
Photographer(uncredited)
Jelani Jeffries
Looper(uncredited)
Jermaine Jordan
Sharecropper(uncredited)
Jay D. Kacho
A&R Exec(uncredited)
Travis L. King Jr.
Drummer(uncredited)
Bob Leszczak
Outdoor Art Salesman(uncredited)
Beorht Lewinski
Christina Mayo
Secretary(uncredited)
Gloria Mays
Jazz Patron(uncredited)
Doris McCarthy
Park Goer(uncredited)
Alexandra McGuire
Jazz Club Patron(uncredited)
Lawrence Mclendon
Audience Member(uncredited)
Bryan Metoyer
Concertgoer(uncredited)
Christina D. Miller
Concert Attendee(uncredited)
Thelma R. Mitchell
Ella Fitzgerald(uncredited)
Yveline Marie Molin
Mason Pike
Violin Player(uncredited)
Ricardo Quinones
House Party Guest(uncredited)
Rahiem Riley
Formal Guest(uncredited)
Leandra Ryan
Alice(uncredited)
Damani Sease
Carla Shinall
Fan(uncredited)
Kevin Slone
Detroit Hotel Lobby Guest(uncredited)
Eric Daniel Stumpp
Marcallus T. Sunday II
Party Guest(uncredited)
Corey Jason Thomas
New Bethal Deacon(uncredited)
Chloe Asbell
Luisa Turner
Ted's Prostitute(uncredited)
Victoria Paige Watkins
Teen #2(uncredited)
Berry Williams Jr.
Church Member(uncredited)
Alzie Williams
Audrey Williams
Choir Member(uncredited)
Chris Williams
Tyrell(uncredited)
Michelle L. Williams
Olaolu Winfunke
Hans(uncredited)
Rob Wood
Aretha's Saxophonist(uncredited)
Perry Zulu Jr.
Count Basie(uncredited)