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
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
Julius LeFlore
Stunt Coordinator