The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Cast
Taraji P. Henson
Katherine G. Johnson
Octavia Spencer
Dorothy Vaughan
Janelle Monáe
Mary Jackson
Kevin Costner
Al Harrison
Kirsten Dunst
Vivian Mitchell
Jim Parsons
Paul Stafford
Mahershala Ali
Jim Johnson
Glen Powell
John Glenn
Ariana Neal
Joylette Johnson
Saniyya Sidney
Constance Johnson
Zani Jones Mbayise
Kathy Johnson
Donna Biscoe
Joylette Coleman
Olek Krupa
Karl Zielinski
Aldis Hodge
Levi Jackson
Kimberly Quinn
Ruth
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Judge
Lidya Jewett
Young Katherine
Karan Kendrick
Younger Joylette
Jaiden Kaine
Joshua Coleman
Kurt Krause
Sam Turner
Ken Strunk
Jim Webb
Selah Kimbro Jones
Carolyn Marie Jackson
Tre Stokes
Levi Jackson Jr.
Corey Mendell Parker
Howard Vaughan
Ashton Tyler
Leonard Vaughan
Alkoya Brunson
Kenneth Vaughan
Ron Clinton Smith
White Cop
Gregory Alan Williams
Marion Smithson
Maria Howell
Ms. Sumner
Arnell Powell
Professor Graves
Crystal Lee Brown
Bernie
Tequilla Whitfield
Eleanor
Dane Davenport
Alan Shepard
Evan Holtzman
Deke Slayton
Travis Smith
Scott Carpenter
Scott Michael Morgan
Bill Calhoun
Chris Cavalier
IBM Technician
Robert G. McKay
Pastor Ayres
Rhoda Griffis
White Librarian
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Court Clerk
Kate Kneeland
Court Clerk
Joe Knezevich
Wind Tunnel PA Announcer
Paul Ryden
TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral
John Atwood
Newscaster
Jon Edwin Wright
Newscaster
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Senator Patrick
Michael Hartson
Night School Professor
Bob Jennings
Navy Officer
Gary Weeks
Reporter at Press Conference
Afemo Omilami
Man Outside Store
Cullen Moss
Mission Control Commander
Amy Tipton
Woman Crying
Elijah Everett
Man Crying
Andre Pushkin
Russian Scientist
Randall Newsome
Russian Scientist
Joe Hardy Jr.
Gordon Cooper
Howie Johnson
Library Security Guard
David Kallaway
NASA Security Guard
Addison Rose Melfi
Addie Marcus
Paige Nicollette
Eunice (uncredited)
Sierra Capri
Parker (uncredited)
Crew
Theodore Melfi
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Allison Schroeder
Screenplay
Margot Lee Shetterly
Book, Executive Producer
Peter Teschner
Editor
Leah Gunter
Assistant Editor
Mandy Walker
Director of Photography
Gary Marcus
First Assistant Director
Jason Inman
Second Assistant Director
Chip Clanton
Production Coordinator
Ivana Lombardi
Executive Producer
Renee Witt
Executive Producer
Mimi Valdés
Executive Producer
Kevin Halloran
Executive Producer
Jamal Daniel
Executive Producer
Sasha Veneziano
Production Supervisor
Donna Gigliotti
Producer
Peter Chernin
Producer
Jenno Topping
Producer
Pharrell Williams
Producer, Original Music Composer
Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Micky Froehlich
Camera Operator
Jason Ellson
"A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Larry Nielsen
First Assistant "A" Camera
Matthew Kelly Jackson
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Tony Rivetti Sr.
First Assistant "B" Camera
Marc Casey
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Bonnie Grisan
Casting Associate
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Dustin Angus
Key Costumer
Cha Blevins
Key Costumer
Ellen Semones
Key Costumer
Fatima Stripling
Set Costumer
Meredith Coats
Set Costumer
Kendra L. Patterson
Set Costumer
Rebecca Napier White
Set Costumer
Paula Elins
Assistant Costume Designer
Valerie Zielonka
Costume Supervisor
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Design
Melissa Forney
Hair Department Head
Eric Pagdin
Key Hair Stylist
Al Watson
Hairstylist
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Yolanda Sheridan
Key Makeup Artist
Ashunta Sheriff
Key Makeup Artist
Quintessence Patterson
Makeup Artist
Selena Evans-Miller
Makeup Artist
Chloe Lipp
Art Department Coordinator
Jasmine Alexia Jackson
Art Department Assistant
Carol Francoso
Scenic Artist
Danny Brown
Assistant Art Director
Derek Vanderhorst
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Lemmer
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Henighan
Sound Designer
Phil Barrie
Sound Effects Editor
Brian Bair
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Nicolay
Sound Mixer
Luke Schwarzweller
Sound Recordist
Erin Michael Rettig
Sound Engineer
Steve Baine
Foley Artist
Peter Persaud
Foley Recordist
Susan Dawes
ADR Supervisor
David Betancourt
ADR Mixer
Chris Navarro
ADR Mixer
Mark Wilkening
ADR Mixer
Christine Sirois
ADR Recordist
Mark R. Byers
Special Effects Supervisor
Stefan Andersson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris LeDoux
Visual Effects Supervisor
Rif Dagher
VFX Supervisor
Jason Sanford
Visual Effects Producer
Sean Pollack
CG Supervisor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Benjamin Wallfisch
Original Music Composer
Richard Ford
Music Editor
Catherine Wilson
Music Editor
Cathy Marshall
Payroll Accountant
R.J. Kizer
Dialogue Editor
Helen Luttrell
Dialogue Editor
Denise Woods
Dialect Coach
Justin Yardley Jones
Rigging Grip
Scott Sealock
Rigging Grip
Edward Young
Rigging Grip
Chad Schroeder
Rigging Gaffer
Missy Parker
Set Decoration
Nathan Krochmal
Set Designer
Carla Martinez
Set Designer
Greg Harmon
Propmaker
Hopper Stone
Still Photographer
Gail Hunter
Script Supervisor
Doug Harmes
Electrician
Jonathan McKeown
Electrician
Jarek Gorczycki
Best Boy Electric
Roman Weaver
Carpenter
Wes Hagan
Location Manager
Greg Tresan
Animal Coordinator
Raven-Danielle Baker
Stunts
Kirk A. Jenkins
Stunts
Bethany Levy
Stunts
Nathaniel Perry
Stunts
Brandon M. Shaw
Stunts
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Greg Sproles
Stunts
Keith Adams
Stunt Coordinator
Sean Bankhead
Choreographer
Angie Woodard
Assistant Property Master
Linton Flowers
Best Boy Grip
Chris Birdsong
Key Grip
Chris Culliton
Gaffer
Thomas Kuo
Digital Intermediate
Louie Northern
Drone Pilot, Drone Operator
Jeremy Woolsey
Art Direction
Wren Boney
Set Medic
David J. Krystal
Orchestrator
Lawrence Heap
Leadman
Jason Sweers
Graphic Designer
