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Bessie

Bessie

Dee Rees

2015

  • Drama
  • Music
  • TV Movie
6.4

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Cast & crew

  • Dee ReesDirector
  • Queen LatifahBessie Smith
  • Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
  • Mike EppsRichard
  • Tika SumpterLucille
  • Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
  • Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
  • Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
  • Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten

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