Bessie Smith
Clarence
Lucille
Rehearsal Director
Chorus Girl
Chorus Girl
Host
Ma Rainey
Ma's Main Girl
William 'Pa' Rainey
Ma's Dancer
Nightclub Manager
Bessie's Dancer
Roadie
Roadie
Doreen Dupree
Etta Johnson
Jack Gee
Detroit Theater Manager
Swarm Boy
Viola
Sharkish Man
Harry Herbert Pace
Frank Walker
Richard
Brave Man
Vanity Fair Editor
Carl Van Vechten
Fania Van Vechten
Langston Hughes
Jack Gee Jr.
John Hammond
Benny Goodman
Shady Guy
Bessie's Band Member
Dancer
Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Graveyard Worker (uncredited)
Jack's Lover (uncredited)
Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
VIP Guest (uncredited)
Theater Goer (uncredited)
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
5.5
/2014
7.3
/2014
6.6
/2015
6.827
/2012
6.1
/2016
6.2
/1972
5
/2015
7.1
/2004
7.2
/1989
6.865
/2016
6.122
/2017
7.5
/1992
6.392
/2015
8.184
/1948
5.9
/2012
6.514
/2015
7.293
/2006
7.425
/2020
6.83
/2024
6
/2016
7.053
/2005
6.2
/2001
6.744
/2001
8.015
/2000
7.4
/1993
7
/2000
7.7
/2006
6.1
/2019
8
/1994
7.6
/2016
7
/1995
7.2
/2002
4.5
/2013
5.5
/2016
7.056
/2003
7.1
/2003
6.2
/2005
7.029
/2000
7.4
/2014
