Bessie (2015)
Réalisateur : Dee Rees
Scénaristes : Bettina Gilois, Horton Foote, Dee Rees, Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland
Genres : Drame, Musique, Téléfilm
112 minutes
Status : Released
Langue : English
Pays : United States of America
Sociétés de production : The Zanuck Company, HBO Films, Flavor Unit Entertainment
Synopsis
Bessie Smith, légendaire chanteuse du blues, garde l’espoir, malgré le racisme et la violence.
- Queen Latifah - Bessie Smith
- 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 - William '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 Mussenden - Gertrude
- Sylvester Ambrose James II - Jack Gee Jr.
- Bryan Greenberg - John Hammond
- Levi Erik - Benny Goodman
- Gus 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 C. 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 Stinson - Dancer
- Fred Swinton - Dancer
- Sheerod Tate - Dancer
- Quiantae Thomas - Dancer
- Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson - Dancer
- Kendre White - Dancer
- Selah Avery - Background Extra (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 - Extra (uncredited)
- Jess Marie Carr - Ophelia Franklin (uncredited)
- Jameson Jamey Copeland - Upscale Party Goer (uncredited)
- Taurus Davis - Extra (uncredited)
- Dino Demitri - KKK Driver (uncredited)
- Derrick Dee - Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Shannon Edwards - Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)
- Tyrone Emanuel - Party Guest (uncredited)
- Samuel Lee Fudge - Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited)
- Adella Gautier - Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
- Curtis Gordon - Train Passenger #2 (uncredited)
- Montice Harmon - Party 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)
- Noah Hudson Killingbeck - Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
- Andre Lamar - Cheering Fan (uncredited)
- Trey McGriff - Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Lanier McKinney - Dancer (uncredited)
- John Merical - VIP Guest (uncredited)
- Dan Michael - Theater Goer (uncredited)
- Letecia Reeder - Patron (uncredited)
- Swift Rice - Stage Hand (uncredited)
- Darrell L. Shuler - Club Goer (uncredited)
- Alexis Silvestre - Pretzel Guy (uncredited)
- Nicole Spiezio - Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
- Dorothea Syleos - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- Tray Williams - Stage Crew (uncredited)
