Cast (25)

Jennifer Hudson

Aretha Franklin

Forest Whitaker

C. L. Franklin

Marlon Wayans

Ted White

Audra McDonald

Barbara Franklin

Mary J. Blige

Dinah Washington

Marc Maron

Jerry Wexler

Tituss Burgess

Reverend Dr. James Cleveland

Saycon Sengbloh

Erma Franklin

Hailey Kilgore

Carolyn Franklin

Tate Donovan

John Hammond

Skye Dakota Turner

Aretha Franklin (young)

Heather Headley

Clara Ward

Leroy McClain

Cecil Franklin

Lodric D. Collins

Smokey Robinson

Brenda Nicole Moorer

Brenda Franklin

Brandon Gilpin

Teenager

Tangela Large

Grieving Mother

Albert Jones

Ken Cunningham

Myk Watford

Rick Hall

Gilbert Glenn Brown

Martin Luther King Jr.

Kimberly Scott

Mama Franklin

Nevaeh Moore

Young Carolyn

Victoria Paige Watkins

Teen #2

Christopher Daniel

Edward

Zach Strum

David Hood

Crew (100)

Suzanna Boykin

Hairstylist

Margina Dennis

Makeup Artist

Jerry Yuen

Boom Operator

Ed White

Sound Mixer

Jonathan Glickman

Producer

Mark Dillon

Supervising Art Director

Libra Cordero

Key Makeup Artist

Lawrence Davis

Hair Department Head

Stevie Martin

Makeup Department Head

Matt Hovland

ADR Mixer

Jennifer Hudson

Executive Producer

Charmaine Balcerzak

Hairstylist

Greg Crawford

ADR Mixer

Julia Stockton

Dialogue Editor

Sue Baden-Powell

Executive Producer

Victor Jones-Moore

Hairstylist

Kate Bilinski

Sound Effects Editor

Hunter Moore

Boom Operator

Harvey Mason Jr.

Executive Music Producer

Kris Bowers

Original Music Composer

Andrea Bowman

Key Hair Stylist

Delonda Harvey

Additional Hairstylist

Paul Hsu

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Thomas Varga

Sound Mixer

David Vaccari

Casting

Marybeth Dillon

Art Direction

Moe Coles

Additional Hairstylist

Mandrill Hardge

Additional Hairstylist

Stacey Sher

Executive Producer

Bernard Telsey

Casting

A. Renea Dyson

Additional Hairstylist

Tracy P. Lawrence

Hairstylist

Parra Thomas

Makeup Artist

Ann Gray

Post Production Supervisor

Paul A. Levin

Post Production Supervisor

Leah Winkler

Production Supervisor

Avril Beukes

Editor

Tiffany Little Canfield

Casting

Irenia Vail

Hairstylist

Kramer Morgenthau

Director of Photography

Sarah Carter

Decorator

Joyce Gilliard

Hairstylist

Jackie Lynch

Makeup Artist

Genyii Scott

Hairstylist

Aaron Worman

Makeup Artist

Ina Mayhew

Production Design

Cathy T. Marshall

Set Decoration

Kenton Jakub

ADR Editor

Tracey Scott Wilson

Story

Cassandra Powell

Additional Hairstylist

Philip Stockton

Supervising Sound Editor

Callie Khouri

Story

Natasha Arellano

Makeup Artist

Christy Caudle

Additional Hairstylist

Robert Wilson

Hairstylist

Simi Wein

Production Supervisor

Mark Wilkening

ADR Mixer

Frank Kern

Foley Editor

Thomas Kerns

Special Effects Technician

Joseph Sacco

Special Effects Technician

Ed Bruce

Visual Effects Supervisor

Praveen Allu

Digital Compositor

Anthony Bradley

Special Effects Coordinator

Gary Archer

Prosthetics

Ben Sumner

VFX Artist

Caoimhe Maguire

Visual Effects Producer

John P. Nugent

Visual Effects Supervisor

Rob Nagy

Set Designer

Chris McGlamery

Set Dresser

Munee Hayes

Costume Supervisor

Diana Salzburg

Set Decoration Buyer

Wendy Gipp

Visual Effects Producer

Crystal D. Brown

Costume Supervisor

Kenyatta Williams

Set Costumer

Alex Hillkurtz

Set Dresser

Andrew Prescott

Visual Effects Producer

Duncan Key

Digital Compositor

Andrew Byrne

Visual Effects

Brad Kalinoski

Visual Effects Supervisor

Brandon Kachel

Matte Painter

Daniel Dupre

Matte Painter

Matt Akey

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Heather Taylor

Visual Effects Editor

Christopher Cheng

Digital Compositor

Aldo Ruggiero

Visual Effects Supervisor

Chris LeDoux

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Kade Stauduhar

Visual Effects Editor

Daniel L. Smith

Digital Compositor

Nicholas Daniels

Digital Compositor

Adam Keane

Visual Effects Production Assistant

Liesl Tommy

Director

Tracey Scott Wilson

Screenplay

Harvey Mason Jr.

Producer

Scott Bernstein

Producer

Jason Cloth

Executive Producer

Aaron L. Gilbert

Executive Producer

Clint Ramos

Costume Design

Michael Heathcote

"A" Camera Operator

Michael Heathcote

Steadicam Operator

Caitlin Nobari

Assistant Art Director