The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
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
Liesl Tommy
Director
Tracey Scott Wilson
Screenplay, Story
Callie Khouri
Story
Avril Beukes
Editor
Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography
Stacey Sher
Executive Producer
Jennifer Hudson
Executive Producer
Sue Baden-Powell
Executive Producer
Jason Cloth
Executive Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert
Executive Producer
Simi Wein
Production Supervisor
Leah Winkler
Production Supervisor
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Scott Bernstein
Producer
Harvey Mason Jr.
Producer, Executive Music Producer
Ina Mayhew
Production Design
Michael Heathcote
"A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Ann Gray
Post Production Supervisor
Paul A. Levin
Post Production Supervisor
David Vaccari
Casting
Tiffany Little Canfield
Casting
Bernard Telsey
Casting
Kenyatta Williams
Set Costumer
Crystal D. Brown
Costume Supervisor
Munee Hayes
Costume Supervisor
Clint Ramos
Costume Design
Lawrence Davis
Hair Department Head
Andrea Bowman
Key Hair Stylist
Robert Wilson
Hairstylist
Irenia Vail
Hairstylist
Suzanna Boykin
Hairstylist
Victor Jones-Moore
Hairstylist
Charmaine Balcerzak
Hairstylist
Joyce Gilliard
Hairstylist
Genyii Scott
Hairstylist
Tracy P. Lawrence
Hairstylist
Cassandra Powell
Additional Hairstylist
Moe Coles
Additional Hairstylist
Delonda Harvey
Additional Hairstylist
Mandrill Hardge
Additional Hairstylist
Christy Caudle
Additional Hairstylist
A. Renea Dyson
Additional Hairstylist
Stevie Martin
Makeup Department Head
Libra Cordero
Key Makeup Artist
Jackie Lynch
Makeup Artist
Natasha Arellano
Makeup Artist
Parra Thomas
Makeup Artist
Margina Dennis
Makeup Artist
Aaron Worman
Makeup Artist
Mark Dillon
Supervising Art Director
Caitlin Nobari
Assistant Art Director
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Kate Bilinski
Sound Effects Editor
Philip Stockton
Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Hsu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Varga
Sound Mixer
Ed White
Sound Mixer
Jerry Yuen
Boom Operator
Hunter Moore
Boom Operator
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Kenton Jakub
ADR Editor
Matt Hovland
ADR Mixer
Greg Crawford
ADR Mixer
Mark Wilkening
ADR Mixer
Thomas Kerns
Special Effects Technician
Joseph Sacco
Special Effects Technician
Anthony Bradley
Special Effects Coordinator
Chris LeDoux
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Matt Akey
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Ed Bruce
Visual Effects Supervisor
John P. Nugent
Visual Effects Supervisor
Aldo Ruggiero
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brad Kalinoski
Visual Effects Supervisor
Caoimhe Maguire
Visual Effects Producer
Wendy Gipp
Visual Effects Producer
Andrew Prescott
Visual Effects Producer
Kade Stauduhar
Visual Effects Editor
Heather Taylor
Visual Effects Editor
Adam Keane
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Andrew Byrne
Visual Effects
Ben Sumner
VFX Artist
Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
Julia Stockton
Dialogue Editor
Brandon Kachel
Matte Painter
Daniel Dupre
Matte Painter
Cathy T. Marshall
Set Decoration
Diana Salzburg
Set Decoration Buyer
Chris McGlamery
Set Dresser
Alex Hillkurtz
Set Dresser
Rob Nagy
Set Designer
Matt LaBorde
Stunts
Julius LeFlore
Stunt Coordinator
Sarah Carter
Decorator
Praveen Allu
Digital Compositor
Duncan Key
Digital Compositor
Daniel L. Smith
Digital Compositor
Nicholas Daniels
Digital Compositor
Christopher Cheng
Digital Compositor
Marybeth Dillon
Art Direction
Samuel Hall
Compositor
