... Det. Jack Gee Michael Kenneth Williams. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. Lt. Mark McPherson. ... Young Bessie. Cast (in credits order) Queen Latifah. Clarence Tory Kittles. Kamryn Johnson.

... Bessie. Bessie (2015) Starring Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Tika Sumpter, Mike Epps | based on the biography 'Bessie' by Chris Albertson. Latifah was seen in Wayne Wang’s The Last Holiday, and starred in MGM’s Beauty Shop (a spin-off of the hit Barbershop ), which she also produced. Director: Lonny Price. Bessie Smith Queen Latifah. Richard Mike Epps. Stars: Audra McDonald, Shelton Becton, George Farmer. ... Laura Hunt. Birthplace: Viola Khandi Alexander. She played M’Lynn, starring alongside Alfre Woodward, Phylicia Rashad and Jill Scott. Dana Andrews. REEL FACE: REAL FACE: Queen Latifah (born Dana Elaine Owens) Born: March 18, 1970. Bessie (TV Movie 2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death. Carl Van Vechten Oliver Platt. Clifton Webb. Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. Bessie Cast & Crew | HBO Official Site. Rikki McKinney. Gene Tierney. Ma Rainey Mo'nique. Lucille Tika Sumpter.