Bessie (2015)
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
- Released
- 2015-05-16
- Genres
- Drama, Music, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois, Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 133 votes
Cast
- Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith
- Mo'Nique as Ma Rainey
- Mike Epps as Richard
- Tika Sumpter as Lucille
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Jack Gee
- Charles S. Dutton as William 'Pa' Rainey
- Bryan Greenberg as John Hammond
- Oliver Platt as Carl Van Vechten
- Khandi Alexander as Viola
- Tory Kittles as Clarence
- Kamryn Johnson as Young Bessie
- Rikki McKinney as Chorus Guy