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Bessie

Name: Bessie
Director: Dee Rees
Genre: biography, drama, music
Released: 16 May 2015
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Queen Latifah, Queen Latifah, MoNique

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

Director

Dee Rees

Year

2015

Genre

biography, drama, music

Box Office

N/A

Production

The Zanuck Company,Flavor Unit Entertainment,HBO Films

Awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 19 wins & 46 nominations.

Homepage

https://www.hbo.com/movies/bessie

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Bessie

Young Bessie

Chorus Guy

Stagehand

Clarence

'81' Theatre Owner

Lucille

Miss Taylor

Rehearsal Director

Chorus Girl

Chorus Girl

Host

Theatergoer

Ma Rainey

Ma's Main Girl

Pa Rainey

Ma's Dancer

Nightclub Manager

Bessie's Dancer

Roadie

Roadie

Doreen Dupree

Etta Johnson

Jack Gee

Michael Kenneth Williams

Detroit Theater Manager

Terence Rosemore

Wild Child

Karri Mack

Swarm Boy

Kaden Washington Lewis

Viola

Khandi Alexander

Sharkish Man

L. Warren Young

Hostess

Saundra Dunson-Franks

Harry Herbert Pace

Bralyn Stokes

Black Swan Executive

Cj Sykes

Black Swan Receptionist

Frank Walker

Richard

Brave Man

Klansman

Doorman

Vanity Fair Editor

Jessejames Locorriere

Carl Van Vechten

Fania Van Vechten

Langston Hughes

Gertrude

Jack Gee Jr.

Sylvester Ambrose James II

John Hammond

Benny Goodman

Gangster

Shady Guy

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr.

Bessie's Band Member

Bessie's Band Member

Ma's Band Member

Ma's Band Member

Ma's Band Member

Daniel Terence Harper

Ma's Band Member

Ma's Band Member

Ma's Band Member

Ma's Band Member

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Christopher L. Plunkett

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Dancer

Background Extra

Theatre Goer

Background Extra

Frank Newton

Railroad Passenger

Stage Crew

Swarm Boy #2

Doorman

Jeffery James Bucchino

Lady in Breadline

Judy McGee Burley

Ophelia Franklin

Jess Marie Carr

Guest at Show for Opening

Tiffany Chambers

Upscale Party Goer

Jameson Jamey Copeland

Extra

Poker Player #1

KKK Driver

Body Guard

Philadelphia Audience Member

Party Guest

Hoover Town Citizen

Roadie

Neighbor #2

Train Passenger #2

Grave Yard Worker

Jermaine Salute Green

Club Patron

Theater Goer

Server

Train Passenger #1

Jack's Lover

Poker Player

Party-Goer

Party Patron

Tastemaker

Neighborhood Kid

Noah Hudson Killingbeck

Cheering Stage Fan

Concert Patron

Singer

Homeless Woman

Pedestrian

Dancer

VIP Guest

Theater Guest

Party-Goer

Peanut Seller

Performer

Girl in Family Photograph

Jessica Pressley

Patron

Letecia Reeder

Stage Hand

Swift Rice

Background Extra

Monique Star Robinson

Background Extra

Club Goer

Pretzel Guy

Marguerite d'Alvarez

Couple at Cocktail Party

Poker Player

Fletcher Henderson

Switchboard Operator

Railroad Passenger

Stage Crew

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Bessie Smith Bessie Ma Rainey

00:04

Well I got two brothers and my sister Viola

00:04

I ain't playing second to nobody anymore

00:17

It seems that trouble's

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

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Director: Dee Rees

Writer: Dee Rees (screenplay), Christopher Cleveland (screenplay), Bettina Gilois (screenplay), Dee Rees (story), Horton Foote (story)

Production: The Zanuck Company,Flavor Unit Entertainment,HBO Films

Genre: biography, drama, music

Year: 2015

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 May 2015

Awards: Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 19 wins & 46 nominations.

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/movies/bessie

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