Bessie (movie, 2015)
Bessie
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Bessie (2015) - Full Cast & Crew
Actors and roles, crew of Bessie (2015). Who was filming and what role he played.
Actors
Bessie
lead role
Actor, Producer, Writer. Popular movies: Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), The Bone Collector (1999), Taxi (2004)
Ma Rainey
lead role
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Precious (2009), Phat Girlz (2006), Almost Christmas (2016)
Jack Gee
lead role
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: The Night Of (2016), Lovecraft Country (2020), The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
Richard
Actor, Producer, Writer. Popular movies: Dolemite Is My Name (2019), Next Friday (1999), Meet the Blacks (2016)
Carl Van Vechten
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Love & Other Drugs (2010), Year One (2009), Doctor Dolittle (1998)
John Hammond
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Bride Wars (2009), Prime (2005), The Perfect Score (2004)
Pa Rainey
Actor, Director, Producer. Popular movies: Alien³ (1992), Gothika (2003), Nick of Time (1995)
Clarence
Actor. Popular movies: Dragged Across Concrete (2018), The Equalizer (2021), Frankenfish (2004)
Lucille
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Ride Along 2 (2016), Southside with You (2016), Nobody's Fool (2018)
Stagehand
Actor. Popular movies: Atlanta (2016), Constantine (2014), Good Behavior (2016)
Miss Taylor
Actor. Popular movies: Killers (2010), Daddy's Little Girls (2007), Bessie (2015)
Chorus Girl
Actor. Popular movies: Ant-Man (2015), Sully (2016), Project Almanac (2014)
Theatergoer
Actor. Popular movies: Atlanta (2016), Bessie (2015), Summer '03 (2018)
Ma's Main Girl
Actor. Popular movies: Coming 2 America (2021), The Best of Enemies (2019), Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Ma's Dancer
Actor. Popular movies: Holidate (2020), Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020), Bessie (2015)
Nightclub Manager
Actor. Popular movies: Fear Street: 1994 (2021), Step Up Revolution (2012), Bloodline (2015)
Bessie's Dancer
Actor. Popular movies: Mindhunter (2017), Hidden Figures (2016), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Etta Johnson
Actor. Popular movies: Passengers (2016), Endless Love (2014), Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Detroit Theater Manager
Actor. Popular movies: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), True Detective (2014), The Suicide Squad (2021)
Swarm Boy
Actor. Popular movies: Black Lightning (2018), Zoo (2015), American Heist (2014)
Hostess
Actor. Popular movies: Glory (1989), The War with Grandpa (2020), Summer Rental (1985)
Black Swan Executive
Actor, Director. Popular movies: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Doom Patrol (2019), Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
Frank Walker
Actor. Popular movies: Hidden Figures (2016), The Change-Up (2011), American Made (2017)
Klansman
Actor. Popular movies: Halt and Catch Fire (2014), Cell (2016), The Birth of a Nation (2016)
Vanity Fair Editor
Actor. Popular movies: Ant-Man (2015), Ozark (2017), The Originals (2013)
Fania Van Vechten
Actor. Popular movies: Baywatch (2017), The Spectacular Now (2013), American Animals (2018)
Langston Hughes
Actor. Popular movies: Fargo (2014), A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), Legion (2017)
Gangster
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Hannibal (2001), The Internship (2013)
Shady Guy
Actor. Popular movies: Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), Oz (1997)
Bessie's Band Member
Actor. Popular movies: Madea's Family Reunion (2006), I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009), Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Bessie's Band Member
Actor. Popular movies: Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991), Idlewild (2006), Bessie (2015)
Dancer
Actor. Popular movies: Love, Simon (2018), Legacies (2018), Cell (2016)
Actor. Popular movies: Bessie (2015), Being Mary Jane (2013), Survivor's Remorse (2014)
Actor. Popular movies: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Sully (2016), The Originals (2013)
Actor. Popular movies: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Her (2013), Real Steel (2011)
Actor. Popular movies: The Hunger Games (2012), Fighting with My Family (2019), You're the Worst (2014)
Actor. Popular movies: Now You See Me (2013), Runaway Jury (2003), Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Actor. Popular movies: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), Furious 7 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
Actor. Popular movies: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
Actor, Editor. Popular movies: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Atlanta (2016), Cell (2016)
Actor, Composer. Popular movies: Baby Driver (2017), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Accountant (2016)
Actor. Popular movies: Logan Lucky (2017), Dumb and Dumber To (2014), Under the Dome (2013)
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Bessie (2015), Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (2013)
Actor. Popular movies: The Nice Guys (2016), Deepwater Horizon (2016), Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Actor. Popular movies: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Actor. Popular movies: Triple 9 (2016), Bessie (2015), Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017)
Producers
Producer, Writer, Actor. Popular movies: Scream (2015), Beauty Shop (2005), Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
Actor, Producer. Popular movies: 1918 (1985), Walking to the Waterline (1998), On Valentine's Day (1986)
Actor, Producer, Writer. Popular movies: Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), The Bone Collector (1999), Taxi (2004)
Producer, Actor, Director. Popular movies: Reign of Fire (2002), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Cocoon (1985)
Producer, Actor. Popular movies: Jaws (1975), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Big Fish (2003)
Designs
Design, Actor, Producer. Popular movies: Old School (2002), Road Trip (2000), Sling Blade (1995)
Design. Popular movies: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Venom (2018), The Suicide Squad (2021)
Design, Actor. Popular movies: We Were Soldiers (2002), The Faculty (1998), Mudbound (2017)
Design. Popular movies: Old School (2002), The Girl Next Door (2004), Road Trip (2000)
Writers
Director, Writer, Producer. Popular movies: Space Force (2020), Upload (2020), Mudbound (2017)
Writer. Popular movies: Glory Road (2006), McFarland, USA (2015), Bessie (2015)
Writer, Producer. Popular movies: Glory Road (2006), McFarland, USA (2015), Fire Birds (1990)
Writer, Actor, Producer. Popular movies: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Of Mice and Men (1992), The Civil War (1990)
Editor
Editor, Actor. Popular movies: Killing Them Softly (2012), The Butler (2013), Kill the Messenger (2014)
Director
Director, Writer, Producer. Popular movies: Space Force (2020), Upload (2020), Mudbound (2017)
Operator
Operator. Popular movies: Dirty Dancing (1987), My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), Bridgerton (2020)
Composer
Composer, Actor. Popular movies: The Vow (2012), Chocolat (2000), The Lake House (2006)
