Cast (68)

Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Roslyn

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

Tone Bell

John Levy

Blake DeLong

Agent Carter

Dana Gourrier

Sadie

Melvin Gregg

Joe Guy

Erik LaRay Harvey

James Monroe

Ray Shell

Carl The Drummer

Dusan Dukic

Joe Glaser

Koumba Ball

Lucille

Kate MacLellan

Working Class Woman

Kwasi Songui

Working Class Man

Letitia Brookes

Velva

Warren 'Slim' Williams

Bobby Tucker

Orville Thompson

Auditioning Sax Player

Jeff Corbett

Congressman JP Thomas

Damian Joseph Quinn

Roy Cohn

Robert Alan Beuth

Congressman J. Rankin

Randy Davison

Senator J. McCarthy

Kevin Hanchard

Louis Armstrong

Jono Townsend

Guitar Player

Morgan Moore

Bass Player

Arlen John Bonnar

Priest

Furly Mac

Elevator Attendant

Andrew Zadel

Agent McDermott

Tristan D. Lalla

Mr. Jordon Green

Alex Bisping

Bailiff #1

Don Anderson

Judge Ganey

Amanda Strawn

Gloria

Charleine Charles

Shirley

Sylvia Stewart

Stink-Eye Inmate

Daphné Archer

Jail Dishwasher

Anita Lee

Fighting Woman

Tony Chao

Fighting Man

Linda Sauvé

Receptionist

Alain Goulem

Ed Fishman

Ramona Clyke

Miss Mona

Laurent Beaudin

Ed Fishman's Assistant

Alika Autran

Martha Anslinger

Kim Feeney

Lady In Audience

Diana Carmen Ratycz

Carnegie Fan

Richard Jutras

Uptown Restaurant Maître d'

Jonathan Higgins

Defense Lawyer Erlich

Marc Essertaize

Bailiff #2

Nealla Gordon

Courthouse Reporter

Len Blavatnik

Club Owner

Christopher Ricardo Price

Drug Dealer

Taryn Brown

Billie (10 years old)

Zuri Hawkins

Little Girl in Brothel

Elizabeth Eveillard

Prostitute 1923

Clauter Alexandre

Husband

Penande Estime

Hanging Woman

Elikya Tupula

Young Daughter

Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith

Older Daughter

Joe Cobden

George Jessel

Ronda Louis-Jeune

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Maxime Paradis

Producer

Sarah Levesque

Nurse

Donald Fullilove

Additional Voices (voice)

Crew (365)

Johann Hari

Book

Lee Daniels

Producer

Johann Hari

Executive Producer

Dennis Stratton

Executive Producer

Patty Long

Executive Producer

Paolo Nieddu

Costume Designer

Jahil Fisher

Co-Producer

H.H. Cooper

Co-Producer

Simone Sheffield

Co-Executive Producer

Salaam Remi

Executive Music Producer

Amanda Ghost

Executive Music Producer

Lynn Fainchtein

Music Supervisor

Kevin Scott

Casting

Hélène Ross

Unit Production Manager

George Parra

Unit Production Manager

Patty Long

Unit Production Manager

Fanny Hudon

Second Assistant Director

Jeremy Green

Associate Producer

Jake Meyers

Associate Producer

Thomas Westfall

Associate Producer

Rodney Alexandre

Stunt Coordinator

Tyler Hall

Stunt Coordinator

Michael Scherer

Stunt Coordinator

Chelsea Jackson

Stunts

Rodney Alexandre

Stunts

Jason Conyers

Stunts

Otis Hopson

Stunts

Mario Allard

Musician

Giovany Arteaga

Musician

Hubert Brizard

Musician

Drey Demo

Musician

Nicola Di Lauro

Musician

Claude Gelineau

Musician

Ken Joseph

Musician

Jean Laplante

Musician

Jean-Marc Martel

Musician

Daniel Plamondon

Musician

François D'Anjou Pomerleau

Musician

Peter Purich

Musician

Olivier Allard

Musician

Carl Beaudoin

Musician

Nicolas Cousineau

Musician

Maxime Despax

Musician

Schadrac Émilica

Musician

Sébastien Grenier

Musician

Laszlo Koos

Musician

Patrice Luneau

Musician

Nathan Mignien

Musician

Kieran Poile

Musician

Jacques Proulx

Musician

Jeremy Sandfelder

Musician

Charles-Antoine Solis

Musician

Félix Larivière-Charron

Supervising Art Director

Vincent Aird

Art Direction

Luc-Eric Duhamel

Assistant Art Director

Guy Pigeon

Set Designer

Simon Théberge

Set Designer

Isabelle Côté

Graphic Designer

Anne-Marie Giroux

Graphic Designer

Cecile Braemer

Art Department Coordinator

Nutan Khanna

Clearances Coordinator

Andrew Dunn

"A" Camera Operator

Dany Racine

First Assistant "A" Camera

Soupharak Keoborakoth

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Yoann Malnati

"B" Camera Operator

Yoann Malnati

Steadicam Operator

Nicolas Marion

First Assistant "B" Camera

Eric Aubin

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Isabelle Lauzon

Camera Loader

Christian Caperaa

Camera Loader

Sylvaine Dufaux

"C" Camera Operator

Michel Bernier

First Assistant "C" Camera

Jean-Francois Tousignant

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Salome Dufaux-Mathieu

Camera Trainee

Charles Castonguay

Video Assist Operator

Jean-Francois Landry

Libra Head Technician

Elizabeth Tremblay

Script Supervisor

Claude La Haye

Sound Recordist

Francis Péloquin

Boom Operator

Thomas Sedillot

Sound Assistant

Eames Gagnon

Chief Lighting Technician

Daniel Goyens

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Constant Lavallée

Lighting Technician

Frederic Nivoix

Lighting Technician

Monica Caballero Moreno

Lighting Technician

Sébastien Lauzon

Lighting Technician

Marc Hénaut

Lighting Technician

Christopher Cadorette

Lighting Technician

Frederic Moreau

Lighting Technician

Ryan Faulconbridge

Lighting Technician

Alain Apollon

Lighting Technician

Éric Morin

Generator Operator

Jeremy Martin

Lighting Coordinator

Christine Chu

Lighting Coordinator

Daniel Dinel

Key Grip

Rémi Giroux

Dolly Grip

Joost Clerinx

Dolly Grip

Martin Landry

Grip

Jonathan Barbeau

Grip

Johanzen Aldana Espinosa

Grip

Jean-Phillipe Gauthier

Grip

Simon Hébert

Grip

Steve Montplaisir

Grip

Christophe Desjardins

Grip

Christian Chabot

Grip

Melanie St-Pierre

Grip

Eric Belanger

Grip

Thierry Lacombe

Grip

Claude Gervais

Grip

Alexandra Elkin

Grip

Martin Boiteau

Grip

Daniel Robidoux

Key Rigging Grip

Dominic Prevost

Rigging Grip

Michael Robidoux

Rigging Grip

Emile Gonin Robidoux

Rigging Grip

Stephane St-Pierre

Rigging Grip

Carmelo Staguitta

Rigging Grip

Alexandre Dumas

Rigging Grip

Cedric Arcand

Rigging Grip

Gabriel Boudrau

Rigging Grip

Frederic Calve

Rigging Grip

Guillaume Vidal

Rigging Grip

Frederic Bilodeau

Rigging Grip

Jean-François Dubé

Rigging Grip

Adam Robidoux

Rigging Grip

Philippe Lacrois

Rigging Grip

Kathy Ann Thomas

Production Coordinator

Eva Quintero

Assistant Production Coordinator

Odette Lavigne

Travel Coordinator

Patricia Ferris

Production Secretary

Stéphanie-Alexandra Joseph

Receptionist

Myriam Santos

Actor's Assistant

Andre Thomas

Actor's Assistant

Adrienne Williams

Actor's Assistant

Ben Poppleton

Actor's Assistant

Thom Jones

Dialect Coach

Harris Ellison

Third Assistant Director

Shanna Roberts Salée

Third Assistant Director

Ami Diakité

Assistant Director Trainee

Brigitte St-Onge

Unit Manager

Benoit Thériault

Assistant Unit Manager

Stephane Desharnais

Assistant Unit Manager

Jonathan Meunier

Set Production Assistant

Valérie Caron

Back-up Set Production Assistant

Martin Roy

Truck Production Assistant

Christian Rollin

Back-up Truck Production Assistant

Ben Clune

Producer's Assistant

Danny Williams

Producer's Assistant

Adam Davis

Producer's Assistant

Ian Malcolm

Producer's Assistant

Tom Di Blasio

Production Accountant

Flora Eleftheriou

First Assistant Accountant

François Choinière

Payroll Accountant

Benoît Mathieu

Location Manager

Lynne Dauphinee

Location Scout

Andrea Kenyon

Local Casting

Randi Wells

Local Casting

Julie Breton

Extras Casting

Melissa Nepton

Extras Casting Assistant

Simone Leclerc

Property Master

Olivier Proulx

Assistant Property Master

Andrew Law

Props

Eulalie Gagne

Props

Vidar Neuhof

On Set Key Props

Vincent Brabant

On Set Props

Sarah-Rose Buchanan

On Set Props

Pascale Deschênes

Decorator

Geneviève Boivin

Decorator

Jacques Rajotte

Decorator

Josée Arsenault

Decorator

Yves Allard

Assistant Decorator

Marzia Pellissier

Assistant Decorator

Léonie Lavoie

Assistant Decorator

Ariane Leroux-Ringuette

Assistant Decorator

Michèle Laroche

Leadman

Colin Lavigne

Set Dresser

Vincent Morin

Set Dresser

Eduardo Santibanez

Set Dresser

Julie Baumann

Set Dresser

Alexis St-Denis

Set Dresser

Martin Leblanc

Set Dresser

Joakim Rivest-Girard

Set Dresser

Alain Clouâtre

Set Dresser

Frédérick Marcil

Set Dresser

Jason Sheppard

Set Dresser

Elissa Arsenault Soupras

Set Dresser

Julyan Chamorro

Set Dresser

Julien Bocciarelli

Set Dresser

Jimmy Brassard

Set Dresser

Stephan McKenzie

On Set Dresser

Guillaume Murray

Special Effects Supervisor

Andre Fortin

Special Effects Technician

Etienne Trepanier

Special Effects Technician

Marc Godding

Special Effects Technician

Stacey Godding

Special Effects Technician

Nedra Gribaa

Assistant Costume Designer

Pat Welch

Costume Supervisor

Katrina Marie Lukaitis

Costume Coordinator

Gigi Duval

Key Dresser

Susana Vera

Tailor

Cristina Carvalho

Wardrobe Specialized Technician

Deborah Adams

Seamstress

Priscillia Collin

Seamstress

Lynda Goode

Seamstress

Sylvie Théberge

Seamstress

Viriya Say

Seamstress

Laurie-Anne St-Pierre Savard

Seamstress

Sigesmund Moser

Tailor

Laini Thompson

Makeup Department Head

Catherine Lavoie

Makeup Artist

Camiel McLean

Assistant Makeup Artist

Lizane La Salle

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sophie Lebeau

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sandra Ruel

Assistant Makeup Artist

Genevieve Bonneau

Assistant Makeup Artist

Chanelle Ouellette

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sherry Hu

Assistant Makeup Artist

Kathy Tse

Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

Caroline Aquin

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Vague Vartanian

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Charles Gregory Ross

Hair Department Head

T.A. Henderson

Hairdresser

Liliane Saad

Hairdresser

Gladys Simard

Assistant Hairdresser

Sarah Tremblay

Assistant Hairdresser

Nathalie Garon

Assistant Hairdresser

Mario Saint-Louis

Assistant Hairdresser

Martin Lapointe

Assistant Hairdresser

Marie-Eve Menard

Assistant Hairdresser

Pascale Royer

Assistant Hairdresser

Janie Otis

Assistant Hairdresser

Nathalie Dion

Assistant Hairdresser

Jerry Asiedu Pipim

Assistant Hairdresser

Manon Joly

Assistant Hairdresser

Francoise Lortie

Assistant Hairdresser

André Duval

Assistant Hairdresser

Rocco Stallone

Assistant Hairdresser

Charles Gregory Ross

Wig Designer

Bob Kretschmer

Wigmaker

Puelo Deir

Unit Publicist

Takashi Seida

Still Photographer

Mirsad Osmanbasic

Set Medic

Thamara Antoine

Set Medic

Josée Juteau

Animal Wrangler

Rejean Brochu

Construction Coordinator

Ann Brochu

Construction Manager

Rémi Beaudoin

Head Carpenter

Richard Cardin

Head Carpenter

Pablo Figueroa

Head Carpenter

Marc-André Proulx

Head Carpenter

Jean-Philippe Silvestro

Head Carpenter

Reno Hebert

Greensman

Myriam Tallard

Greensman

Olya Zarapina

Greensman

Marc-Antoine Paquet

Sculptor

Éric Brais

Picture Car Coordinator

Maude Beaunoyer

Assistant Picture Car Coordinator

Jocelyne Hamel

Assistant Picture Car Coordinator

Yan Philie

Assistant Picture Car Coordinator

Claude Saingelain

Assistant Picture Car Coordinator

Péo Chénard

Transportation Coordinator

Philippe Gilbert

Transportation Captain

Michel Robert

Base Camp Operator

John-Sébastien Côté

Armorer

Joseph Petrucelli

Music Consultant

Steve Jordan

Music Consultant

Rhiannon Colley

Craft Service

Luc Champagne

Catering Head Chef

Sébastien Paré

Chef

Juan Pablo

Assistant Chef

Natalie Turgeon

Assistant Chef

Alexis Wiscomb

Post Production Supervisor

Michelle Fowler

Additional Post-Production Supervisor

Mallory Trice

Post Production Coordinator

Hughes Winborne

Additional Editing

Joe Leonard

Additional Editing

Kyle Falcon

First Assistant Editor

Ejon Williamson

Post Production Assistant

Samantha Hernandez

Post Production Assistant

Daniel Tantalean

Post Production Assistant

Dan Schrecker

Visual Effects Supervisor

Daniel Triller

Visual Effects Editor

Kelsey Schuyler

Post Production Accountant

Robert Hein

Supervising Sound Editor

Josh Berger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Hein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Glenfield Payne

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Glenfield Payne

Sound Effects Editor

Ian Cymore

Dialogue Editor

Dave Paterson

Dialogue Editor

Sylvia Menno

Dialogue Editor

Josh Berger

Dialogue Editor

Kenton Jakub

ADR Editor

Ruth Hernandez

ADR Editor

Dennis Dembeck

Assistant Sound Editor

Heikki Kossi

Foley Artist

Kari Vähäkuopus

Foley Mixer

Lars Halvorsen

Foley Editor

Bobby Johanson

ADR Mixer

Michael Rivera

ADR Recordist

Joel Scheuneman

Sound Engineer

Georgia Simon

ADR Voice Casting

Jen Monnar

Supervising Music Editor

Kris Bowers

Musician

Max Wrightson

Music Coordinator

Stephen Kaye

Scoring Mixer

Scott Michael Smith

Score Engineer

Edward Trybek

Orchestrator

Jonathan Beard

Orchestrator

Henri Wilkinson

Orchestrator

Fabrizio Mancinelli

Conductor

Moises Cruz

Digital Intermediate Producer

Rebecca Erbe

Digital Intermediate Producer

Tim Stipan

Colorist

Nick Nassif

Color Assistant

Alain Lachance

Visual Effects Supervisor

Loic Laurelut

Compositing Supervisor

Eric Clement

CG Supervisor

Marie-Claude Lafontaine

Visual Effects Producer

Mélissa Massé

Visual Effects Coordinator

Philippe Langlois

Matte Painter

Simon Beaupré

VFX Artist

Sébastien Chartier

VFX Artist

Valérie Dugas

VFX Artist

Bryan Hsu

VFX Artist

Andris Pakalns

VFX Artist

Raphael Valle

VFX Artist

Didier Bertrand

VFX Artist

Camille Dao

VFX Artist

Jessica Francoeur-Ducharme

VFX Artist

Maxime Lapointe

VFX Artist

Charles Richer

VFX Artist

Pierre-David Myles

VFX Artist

Jonathan Lancelot

Visual Effects Editor

Marc A. Rousseau

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Olivier Péloquin

Pipeline Technical Director

Kristyn Hume

Title Designer

Charles Gregory Ross

In Memory Of

Simon Paquin

Transportation Captain

Eboni Nichols

Choreographer

Pietu Korhonen

Foley Editor

Trevor Jones

Stunts

Lee Daniels

Director

Suzan-Lori Parks

Screenplay

Joe Roth

Producer

Jeff Kirschenbaum

Producer

H.H. Cooper

First Assistant Director

Jeremy Allen

Executive Producer

Mark Bomback

Executive Producer

Marie Cisco

Co-Producer

Cassian Elwes

Executive Producer

Jordan Fudge

Producer

Wellington Love

Co-Producer

Hilary Shor

Executive Producer

Tucker Tooley

Producer

Pamela Oas Williams

Producer

Jay Rabinowitz

Editor

Leah Daniels-Butler

Casting

Billy Hopkins

Casting

Ashley Ingram

Casting

Daniel T. Dorrance

Production Design

Carolyne de Bellefeuille

Art Direction

Léa-Valérie Létourneau

Assistant Art Director

Andrew Dunn

Director of Photography

Kris Bowers

Original Music Composer