Cast & crew
Bessie (2015)
Directed by Dee Rees Written by Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois, Christopher Cleveland, Horton Foote
Cast
| Karri Mack | Orla Wild |
| Marie Burke | Etta Place |
| Troy Faruk | Camden Brave |
| Adebukola Bodunrin | Swan |
| Cj Sykes | Swan |
| Kaden Washington Lewis | Swarm |
| L. Warren Young | He-Man |
| Terence Rosemore | Theater Manager |
| Saundra Dunson-Franks | Hostess |
| Gerard 'Gus' Williams | Gangster |
| Levi Erik | Goodman |
| Kwame Paige | Tito's Band |
| Chantelle Rose Mussenden | Gertrude |
| Daniel Saintil | Tito's Band |
| Don C. Sherow | Tito's Band |
| Craig Shaw | Tito's Band |
| Jason Passmore | Tito's Band |
| Tim McAdams | Shady Tree |
| Dashiel Smith | Tito's Band |
| Eric Solomon | Tito's Band |
| Fred Swinton | Dream Dancer |
| Brentney Stephens | Dream Dancer |
| Dacia Stinson | Dream Dancer |
| Nateli Ruiz | Dream Dancer |
| Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson | Dream Dancer |
| Sheerod Tate | Dream Dancer |
| Quiantae Thomas | Dream Dancer |
| Kendre White | Dream Dancer |
| Primas Leon Stanley | Dream Dancer |
| Alkoya Brunson | Swarm |
| Selah Avery | Background |
| Jameson Jamey Copeland | (uncredited) |
| Perry Ball | (uncredited) |
| Taurus Davis | (uncredited) |
| Derrick Dee | (uncredited) |
| Curtis Gordon | (uncredited) |
| Shannon Edwards | Philadelphia |
| Tyrone Emanuel | (uncredited) |
| Sarah Turner Holland | (uncredited) |
| Samuel Lee Fudge | (uncredited) |
| Rob Hays | (uncredited) |
| Charlie Johnson | (uncredited) |
| Damita Jane Howard | (uncredited) |
| John Merical | (uncredited) |
| Letecia Reeder | (uncredited) |
| Darrell L. Shuler | (uncredited) |
| Tray Williams | (uncredited) |
| Queen Latifah | Bessie |
| Mo'Nique | Rainey |
| Nicole Spiezio | Marguerite |
| Sharan C. Mansfield | Nancy Taylor |
| Rikki McKinney | Chorus |
| Clay Chappell | 81 |
| Neko Parham | Sector Director |
| Melissa Youngblood | Theatergoer |
| Jhoni Davis | Chorus |
| Briana Starks | Dream Dancer |
| Jennifer Sears | Topless Girl |
| Jim R. Coleman | Morning Show Host |
| Oliver Platt | Carl Fogarty |
| Onira Tarés | Chorus |
| Alan T. Coleman | Stagehand |
| Crystal Lee Brown | Dream Dancer |
| Christopher Harvey | Roadie Scully |
| Hunter Womack | Roadie Scully |
| Todd Allen Durkin | Theater Manager |
| Reggie Hines | Tito's Band |
| Whitney Goin | Fania |
| Tia Hendricks | Dupree |
| Jessejames Locorriere | Vanity |
| John A. Harvey | Tito's Band |
| Sylvester Ambrose James II | Gee-Tar |
| Jeremie Harris | Langston |
| Kenny Banks Jr. | Tito's Band |
| Chris Walters | Doorman |
| Tiffany Norris | Dream Dancer |
| Samara Michelle | Dream Dancer |
| Keshia McNeal | Dream Dancer |
| Stephan Reynolds | Dream Dancer |
| Jess Marie Carr | Ophelia |
| Qualen Bradley | (uncredited) |
| Judy McGee Burley | (uncredited) |
| Jeffery James Bucchino | Doorman |
| Dino Demitri | KKK |
| Adella Gautier | Neighbor |
| Noah Hudson Killingbeck | (uncredited) |
| Lanier McKinney | (uncredited) |
| Montice Harmon | (uncredited) |
| Andre Lamar | (uncredited) |
| Alexis Silvestre | Pretzel |
| Trey McGriff | Pedestrian |
| Dan Michael | (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Howard | Poker |
| Dorothea Syleos | Switchboard |
| Mike Epps | Richard Bailey |
| Tika Sumpter | Lucille |
| Swift Rice | (uncredited) |
| Kamryn Johnson | Bessie |
| Charles S. Dutton | Rainey |
| Khandi Alexander | Viola Zickafoose |
| Tory Kittles | Clarence "One-Shot" "Smoky" Madigan |
| Bryan Greenberg | Reggie Hammond |
| Michael Kenneth Williams | Gee-Tar |
| Kevin Kendrick | Tito's Band |
| Teddy White | Tito's Band |
| Brandon Boone | Tito's Band |
| Roderick Harris | Tito's Band |
| Michael Burton | Tito's Band |
| Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr. | Tito's Band |
| Robert Boone | Tito's Band |
| Kenneth Murray Jr. | Tito's Band |
| Marcus Lewis | Tito's Band |
| Edward Wright | Tito's Band |
| Jody Mayfield | Tito's Band |
| Derrick B. White | Tito's Band |
| Jonathan Bryant | Dream Dancer |
| Anton Harris | Tito's Band |
| Wilbert Williams | Tito's Band |
| Daniel Terence Harper | Tito's Band |
| Raquiah Carter | Dream Dancer |
| Anthony Hart | Dream Dancer |
| Lauren Debrick | Dream Dancer |
| Heather Bland | Dream Dancer |
| LaVaughn Morton | Dream Dancer |
| Tiffany Murray | Dream Dancer |
| Ashley Neal | Dream Dancer |
| Nia Lancelin | Dream Dancer |
| Desiree Dixon | Dream Dancer |
| Christopher L. Plunkett | Dream Dancer |
| Joe Knezevich | Frank |
| David Paul Lord | Klansman |
| Bralyn Stokes | Harry |
Crew
| Hallie Foote | Co-Executive Producer |
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Richard D. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Lili Fini Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Shakim Compere | Executive Producer |
| Shelby Stone | Executive Producer |
| Randi Michel | Executive Producer |
| Queen Latifah | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Moore | First Assistant Director |
| Drew Monahan | Art Direction |
| Basti Van Der Woude | Second Assistant Director |
| Jeffrey Jur | Director of Photography |
| Clark Hunter | Production Design |
| Traci Kirshbaum | Set Decoration |
| Michael T. Boyd | Costume Design |
| Dee Rees | Screenplay |
| Bettina Gilois | Screenplay |
| Debi Young | Makeup Department Head |
| Ron Schmidt | Unit Production Manager |
| Brian A. Kates | Editor |
| Christopher Cleveland | Screenplay |
| Ron Schmidt | Producer |
| Anderson Martin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Brooke Satrazemis | Script Supervisor |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Dee Rees | Story |
| Dee Rees | Director |
| Horton Foote | Story |