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Respect

Respect2021

★6.8145 minDramaMusicHistory

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Director

Writer

Tracey Scott Wilson Callie Khouri

Score

Kris Bowers Jennifer Hudson Carole King

Stars

Jennifer Hudson Forest Whitaker Marlon Wayans

Cast27

Jennifer Hudson
as Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker
as C. L. Franklin
Marlon Wayans
as Ted White
Audra McDonald
as Barbara Franklin
Mary J. Blige
as Dinah Washington
Marc Maron
as Jerry Wexler
Tituss Burgess
as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Saycon Sengbloh
as Erma Franklin
Hailey Kilgore
as Carolyn Franklin
Tate Donovan
as John Hammond
Skye Dakota Turner
as Aretha Franklin (young)
Heather Headley
as Clara Ward
Leroy McClain
as Cecil Franklin
Lodric D. Collins
as Smokey Robinson
Brenda Nicole Moorer
as Brenda Franklin
Brandon Gilpin
as Teenager
Tangela Large
as Grieving Mother
Albert Jones
as Ken Cunningham
Myk Watford
as Rick Hall
Gilbert Glenn Brown
as Martin Luther King Jr.
Kimberly Scott
as Mama Franklin
Peyton Jackson
as Young Cecil
N
Nevaeh Moore
as Young Carolyn
Victoria Paige Watkins
as Teen #2
Christopher Daniel
as Edward
Zach Strum
as David Hood
A
Abri
as Ted White's Prostitute (uncredited)

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Respect (2021) — Cast & Connections | FilmLink

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