 |
Queen Latifah |
Bessie Smith |
Unowned |
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Kamryn Johnson |
Young Bessie |
Unowned |
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Rikki McKinney |
Chorus Guy |
Unowned |
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Alan T. Coleman |
Stagehand |
Unowned |
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Tory Kittles |
Clarence |
Unowned |
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Clay Chappell |
'81' Theatre Owner |
Unowned |
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Tika Sumpter |
Lucille |
Unowned |
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Sharan C. Mansfield |
Miss Taylor |
Unowned |
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Neko Parham |
Rehearsal Director |
Unowned |
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Onira Tarés |
Chorus Girl |
Unowned |
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Jhoni Davis |
Chorus Girl |
Unowned |
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Jim R. Coleman |
Host |
Unowned |
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Melissa Youngblood |
Theatergoer |
Unowned |
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Mo'Nique |
Ma Rainey |
Unowned |
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Jennifer Sears |
Ma's Main Girl |
Unowned |
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Charles S. Dutton |
William 'Pa' Rainey |
Unowned |
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Briana Starks |
Ma's Dancer |
Unowned |
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Todd Allen Durkin |
Nightclub Manager |
Unowned |
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Crystal Lee Brown |
Bessie's Dancer |
Unowned |
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Hunter Womack |
Roadie |
Unowned |
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Christopher Harvey |
Roadie |
Unowned |
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Tia Hendricks |
Doreen Dupree |
Unowned |
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Marie Burke |
Etta Johnson |
Unowned |
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Michael Kenneth Williams |
Jack Gee |
Unowned |
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Terence Rosemore |
Detroit Theater Manager |
Unowned |
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Karri Mack |
Wild Child |
Unowned |
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Kaden Washington Lewis |
Swarm Boy |
Unowned |
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Khandi Alexander |
Viola |
Unowned |
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L. Warren Young |
Sharkish Man |
Unowned |
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Saundra Dunson-Franks |
Hostess |
Unowned |
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Bralyn Stokes |
Harry Herbert Pace |
Unowned |
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Cj Sykes |
Black Swan Executive |
Unowned |
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Adebukola Bodunrin |
Black Swan Receptionist |
Unowned |
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Joe Knezevich |
Frank Walker |
Unowned |
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Mike Epps |
Richard |
Unowned |
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Troy Faruk |
Brave Man |
Unowned |
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David Paul Lord |
Klansman |
Unowned |
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Chris Walters |
Doorman |
Unowned |
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Jessejames Locorriere |
Vanity Fair Editor |
Unowned |
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Oliver Platt |
Carl Van Vechten |
Zac E. Chan |
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Whitney Goin |
Fania Van Vechten |
Unowned |
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Jeremie Harris |
Langston Hughes |
Unowned |
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Chantelle Rose Mussenden |
Gertrude |
Unowned |
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Sylvester Ambrose James II |
Jack Gee Jr. |
Unowned |
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Bryan Greenberg |
John Hammond |
Unowned |
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Levi Erik |
Benny Goodman |
Unowned |
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Gerard 'Gus' Williams |
Gangster |
Unowned |
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Tim McAdams |
Shady Guy |
Unowned |
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Kenny Banks Jr. |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Michael Burton |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Roderick Harris |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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John A. Harvey |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Reggie Hines |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Kevin Kendrick |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Marcus Lewis |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Kenneth Murray Jr. |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Kwame Paige |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Jason Passmore |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Daniel Saintil |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Craig Shaw |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Don C. Sherow |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Dashiel Smith |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Eric Solomon |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr. |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Teddy White |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Wilbert Williams |
Bessie's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Brandon Boone |
Ma's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Robert Boone |
Ma's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Daniel Terence Harper |
Ma's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Anton Harris |
Ma's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Jody Mayfield |
Ma's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Derrick B. White |
Ma's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Edward Wright |
Ma's Band Member |
Unowned |
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Jonathan Bryant |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Heather Bland |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Raquiah Carter |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Lauren Debrick |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Desiree Dixon |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Anthony Hart |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Nia Lancelin |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Keshia McNeal |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Samara Michelle |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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LaVaughn Morton |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Tiffany Murray |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Ashley Neal |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Tiffany Norris |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Christopher L. Plunkett |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Stephan Reynolds |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Nateli Ruiz |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Primas Leon Stanley |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Brentney Stephens |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Dacia Stinson |
Dancer |
Unowned |
|
Fred Swinton |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Sheerod Tate |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Quiantae Thomas |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson |
Dancer |
Unowned |
|
Kendre White |
Dancer |
Unowned |
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Selah Avery |
Background Extra (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Perry Ball |
Railroad Passenger (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Qualen Bradley |
Stage Crew (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Alkoya Brunson |
Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Jeffery James Bucchino |
Doorman (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Judy McGee Burley |
Extra (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Jess Marie Carr |
Ophelia Franklin (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Jameson Jamey Copeland |
Upscale Party Goer (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Taurus Davis |
Extra (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Dino Demitri |
KKK Driver (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Derrick Dee |
Bodyguard (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Shannon Edwards |
Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Tyrone Emanuel |
Party Guest (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Samuel Lee Fudge |
Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Adella Gautier |
Neighbor #2 (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Curtis Gordon |
Train Passenger #2 (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Montice Harmon |
Party Goer (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Rob Hays |
Server (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Sarah Turner Holland |
Train Passenger #1 (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Damita Jane Howard |
Jack's Lover (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Geoffrey Howard |
Poker Player (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Charlie Johnson |
Party Goer (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Noah Hudson Killingbeck |
Neighborhood Kid (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Andre Lamar |
Cheering Fan (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Trey McGriff |
Pedestrian (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Lanier McKinney |
Dancer (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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John Merical |
VIP Guest (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Dan Michael |
Theater Goer (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Letecia Reeder |
Patron (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Swift Rice |
Stage Hand (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Darrell L. Shuler |
Club Goer (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Alexis Silvestre |
Pretzel Guy (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Nicole Spiezio |
Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited) |
Unowned |
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Dorothea Syleos |
Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
Unowned |
|
Tray Williams |
Stage Crew (uncredited) |
Unowned |
