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