Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Alan T. Coleman
Stagehand
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Onira Tarés
Chorus Girl
Jhoni Davis
Chorus Girl
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Melissa Youngblood
Theatergoer
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Briana Starks
Ma's Dancer
Todd Allen Durkin
Nightclub Manager
Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer
Hunter Womack
Roadie
Christopher Harvey
Roadie
Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree
Marie Burke
Etta Johnson
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager
Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy
Khandi Alexander
Viola
L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man
Bralyn Stokes
Harry Herbert Pace
Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker
Mike Epps
Richard
Troy Faruk
Brave Man
Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes
Sylvester Ambrose James II
Jack Gee Jr.
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Levi Erik
Benny Goodman
Tim McAdams
Shady Guy
Kenny Banks Jr.
Bessie's Band Member
Christopher L. Plunkett
Dancer
Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Taurus Davis
Extra (uncredited)
Adella Gautier
Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Damita Jane Howard
Jack's Lover (uncredited)
Andre Lamar
Cheering Fan (uncredited)
Trey McGriff
Pedestrian (uncredited)
John Merical
VIP Guest (uncredited)
Dan Michael
Theater Goer (uncredited)
Swift Rice
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Nicole Spiezio
Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Dorothea Syleos
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
