Bessie
TVMA
2 HOURS 0 MINS
Docudrama
Biography
Music
Blues
Blues singer Bessie Smith rises to fame in the 1920s to become a musical legend.
Cast & Crew
Queen Latifah Bessie Smith
Michael Kenneth Williams Jack Gee
Khandi Alexander Viola
Mike Epps Richard
Tika Sumpter Lucille
Tory Kittles Clarence
Oliver Platt Carl Van Vechten
Bryan Greenberg John Hammond
Charles S. Dutton William "Pa" Rainey
Mo'Nique Ma Rainey
Dee Rees Director
Dee Rees Screenwriter
Christopher Cleveland Screenwriter
Bettina Gilois Screenwriter
Ron Schmidt Producer
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