Movie

Bessie

2015★ 6.4

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

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Cast

Queen LatifahBessie Smith
Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
Mike EppsRichard
Tika SumpterLucille
Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten
Khandi AlexanderViola
Tory KittlesClarence
Kamryn JohnsonYoung Bessie
Rikki McKinneyChorus Guy

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