Bessie

Survival began with a song

2015·107 min·6.3Drama Music TV Movie

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Top Cast

Queen Latifah

Bessie Smith

Mo'Nique

Ma Rainey

Mike Epps

Richard

Tika Sumpter

Lucille

Michael Kenneth Williams

Jack Gee

Charles S. Dutton

William 'Pa' Rainey

Crossroads

A Perfect Ending

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Camp Belvidere

Hounddog

The World Unseen

Elena Undone

Cadillac Records

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Iron Jawed Angels

Bedrooms and Hallways