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

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