Cast
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
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Jackie Lynch
Makeup Artist
Cassandra Powell
Additional Hairstylist
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Tracey Scott Wilson
Story
Mark Dillon
Supervising Art Director
Moe Coles
Additional Hairstylist
Libra Cordero
Key Makeup Artist
Lawrence Davis
Hair Department Head
Stevie Martin
Makeup Department Head
Matt Hovland
ADR Mixer
Natasha Arellano
Makeup Artist
Robert Wilson
Hairstylist
Harvey Mason Jr.
Executive Music Producer
Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
Irenia Vail
Hairstylist
Paul Hsu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Yuen
Boom Operator
Callie Khouri
Story
Stacey Sher
Executive Producer
Avril Beukes
Editor
Ina Mayhew
Production Design
Andrea Bowman
Key Hair Stylist
Parra Thomas
Makeup Artist
Kate Bilinski
Sound Effects Editor
Jennifer Hudson
Executive Producer
Sue Baden-Powell
Executive Producer
Hunter Moore
Boom Operator
Cathy T. Marshall
Set Decoration
Delonda Harvey
Additional Hairstylist
David Vaccari
Casting
Margina Dennis
Makeup Artist
Mandrill Hardge
Additional Hairstylist
Tiffany Little Canfield
Casting
Suzanna Boykin
Hairstylist
Victor Jones-Moore
Hairstylist
Greg Crawford
ADR Mixer
Aaron Worman
Makeup Artist
Christy Caudle
Additional Hairstylist
Thomas Varga
Sound Mixer
Marybeth Dillon
Art Direction
Charmaine Balcerzak
Hairstylist
A. Renea Dyson
Additional Hairstylist
Mark Wilkening
ADR Mixer
Sarah Carter
Decorator
Joyce Gilliard
Hairstylist
Genyii Scott
Hairstylist
Kenton Jakub
ADR Editor
Philip Stockton
Supervising Sound Editor
Simi Wein
Production Supervisor
Julia Stockton
Dialogue Editor
Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography
Bernard Telsey
Casting
Tracy P. Lawrence
Hairstylist
Ann Gray
Post Production Supervisor
Paul A. Levin
Post Production Supervisor
Leah Winkler
Production Supervisor
Ed White
Sound Mixer
Praveen Allu
Digital Compositor
Thomas Kerns
Special Effects Technician
Joseph Sacco
Special Effects Technician
Anthony Bradley
Special Effects Coordinator
Ed Bruce
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Kenyatta Williams
Set Costumer
Rob Nagy
Set Designer
Ben Sumner
VFX Artist
Caoimhe Maguire
Visual Effects Producer
Wendy Gipp
Visual Effects Producer
Crystal D. Brown
Costume Supervisor
Chris McGlamery
Set Dresser
Alex Hillkurtz
Set Dresser
Diana Salzburg
Set Decoration Buyer
Munee Hayes
Costume Supervisor
John P. Nugent
Visual Effects Supervisor
Aldo Ruggiero
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris LeDoux
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Andrew Prescott
Visual Effects Producer
Duncan Key
Digital Compositor
Kade Stauduhar
Visual Effects Editor
Andrew Byrne
Visual Effects
Brandon Kachel
Matte Painter
Heather Taylor
Visual Effects Editor
Matt Akey
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Daniel L. Smith
Digital Compositor
Nicholas Daniels
Digital Compositor
Brad Kalinoski
Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniel Dupre
Matte Painter
Christopher Cheng
Digital Compositor
Adam Keane
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Liesl Tommy
Director
Scott Bernstein
Producer
Tracey Scott Wilson
Screenplay
Harvey Mason Jr.
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
Julius LeFlore
Stunt Coordinator
