Aretha Franklin
Jennifer Hudson
C. L. Franklin
Forest Whitaker
Aretha Franklin (young)
Skye Dakota Turner
Clara Ward
Heather Headley
Cecil Franklin
Leroy McClain
Smokey Robinson
Lodric D. Collins
Brenda Franklin
Brenda Nicole Moorer
Teenager
Brandon Gilpin
Grieving Mother
Tangela Large
Ken Cunningham
Albert Jones
Rick Hall
Myk Watford
Martin Luther King Jr.
Gilbert Glenn Brown
Ted White
Marlon Wayans
Mama Franklin
Kimberly Scott
Young Carolyn
Nevaeh Moore
Teen #2
Victoria Paige Watkins
Edward
Christopher Daniel
David Hood
Zach Strum
Barbara Franklin
Audra McDonald
Dinah Washington
Mary J. Blige
Jerry Wexler
Marc Maron
Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Tituss Burgess
Erma Franklin
Saycon Sengbloh
Carolyn Franklin
Hailey Kilgore
John Hammond
Tate Donovan
Costume Design
Clint Ramos
Director of Photography
Kramer Morgenthau
Original Music Composer
Kris Bowers
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Adam Keane
Director
Liesl Tommy
Executive Music Producer
Harvey Mason Jr.
Producer
Executive Producer
Story
Callie Khouri
Aaron L. Gilbert
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Matt Akey
Chris LeDoux
Casting
Bernard Telsey
Stacey Sher
Prosthetics
Gary Archer
Jason Cloth
"A" Camera Operator
Michael Heathcote
Steadicam Operator
Tiffany Little Canfield
Tracey Scott Wilson
Jonathan Glickman
Sue Baden-Powell
Editor
Avril Beukes
David Vaccari
Production Design
Ina Mayhew
Supervising Art Director
Mark Dillon
Art Direction
Marybeth Dillon
Decorator
Sarah Carter
Set Decoration
Cathy T. Marshall
Makeup Artist
Natasha Arellano
Hairstylist
Charmaine Balcerzak
Key Hair Stylist
Andrea Bowman
Suzanna Boykin
Additional Hairstylist
Christy Caudle
Moe Coles
Key Makeup Artist
Libra Cordero
Hair Department Head
Lawrence Davis
Margina Dennis
A. Renea Dyson
Joyce Gilliard
Mandrill Hardge
Delonda Harvey
Victor Jones-Moore
Tracy P. Lawrence
Jackie Lynch
Makeup Department Head
Stevie Martin
Cassandra Powell
Genyii Scott
Parra Thomas
Irenia Vail
Robert Wilson
Aaron Worman
Post Production Supervisor
Ann Gray
Paul A. Levin
Production Supervisor
Simi Wein
Leah Winkler
Sound Effects Editor
Kate Bilinski
ADR Mixer
Greg Crawford
Matt Hovland
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Hsu
ADR Editor
Kenton Jakub
Foley Editor
Frank Kern
Boom Operator
Hunter Moore
Dialogue Editor
Julia Stockton
Supervising Sound Editor
Philip Stockton
Sound Mixer
Thomas Varga
Ed White
Mark Wilkening
Jerry Yuen
Special Effects Coordinator
Anthony Bradley
Special Effects Technician
Thomas Kerns
Joseph Sacco
Digital Compositor
Praveen Allu
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ed Bruce
Set Dresser
Alex Hillkurtz
Chris McGlamery
Set Designer
Rob Nagy
Set Decoration Buyer
Diana Salzburg
Visual Effects Producer
Wendy Gipp
Caoimhe Maguire
John P. Nugent
VFX Artist
Ben Sumner
Set Costumer
Kenyatta Williams
Costume Supervisor
Munee Hayes
Crystal D. Brown
Daniel L. Smith
Visual Effects Editor
Kade Stauduhar
Heather Taylor
Christopher Cheng
Aldo Ruggiero
Andrew Prescott
Brad Kalinoski
Duncan Key
Matte Painter
Daniel Dupre
Nicholas Daniels
Visual Effects
Andrew Byrne
Brandon Kachel
Screenplay
Scott Bernstein
Assistant Art Director
Caitlin Nobari