Bessie
Survival began with a song
5/16/2015
Imdb: tt3704352
Tmdb: 330544
Popularity: 10.315
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The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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
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
Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy #1
Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2
Todd Allen Durkin
Night Club Owner
Swift Rice
Stage Hand
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor
Onira Tarés
Chorus Girl #1
Jhoni Davis
Chorus Girl #2
Hunter Womack
Roadie #1
Christopher Harvey
Roadie #2
Marie Burke
Etta Johnson
Levi Erik
Benny Goodman
Nicole Spiezio
Marguerite d'Alvarez
Bralyn Stokes
Harry Pace
Sylvester Ambrose James II
Jack Gee Jr.
Briana Starks
Ma's Dancer
Alan T. Coleman
Stagehand
Tray Williams
Stage Crew (uncredited)
Montice Harmon
Party Goer
Time Out of Mind
How to Murder Your Wife
JFK
Fritz the Cat
Air
Miracle
Cracks
Steel Magnolias
Denial
CHiPS
Malcolm X
Bicycle Thieves
Mirror Mirror
The Illusionist
Promising Young Woman
Orphan
Spotlight
Sicario
Little Women
Princess Mononoke
Amelia
Green Street Hooligans
I Want to See
Wendy and Lucy
Twilight
Visions of Europe
Stop-Loss
Europa Europa
Friends with Money
The Guru
Grease 2
Love Is All You Need?
Ricardo Bär
The Savages
The Countess
Beautiful Memories
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
When Night Is Falling
How to Have Sex
blues
woman director
black lgbt
lesbian
lgbtq+