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