- Country: USA
- Genres: Biography, Drama, Music
- Release:
- Director: Dee Rees
- Writers: Dee Rees , Christopher Cleveland (II) , Bettina Gilois , Horton Foote
- Language:
- Stars: Queen Latifah , Kamryn Johnson , Rikki McKinney , Alan T. Coleman , Tory Kittles , Clay Chappell , Tika Sumpter , Sharan C. Mansfield , Neko Parham , Onira Tares
- Runtime: min
- Awards:
- AKA: Bessie (Canada) , В блюзе только Бесси (Russian Federation) , Bessie (Canada) , 藍調天后 (Taiwan) , Bessie (United Kingdom) , Bessie (Hungary) , Bessie , Bessie (United States of America) , Беси (Bulgaria)
- Plot:
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and ’30s.
- IMDB:tt3704352
Bessie Cast · · · ALL
Dee Rees
Director
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo’Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan Greenberg
(II)
John Hammond
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker
Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes
Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl
Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer
Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager
L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2
Swift Rice
Stage Hand
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor
Onira Tares
Chorus Girl #1
Christopher Harvey
Roadie #2
Briana Starks
Ma's Dancer