Blue Goose Hollow
Brief Synopsis
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A biography of Bessie Smith, the great singer known as the "Empress of the Blues." Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. This revised an
Cast & Crew
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Dee Rees
Director
Anton Harris
Brandon Boone
L. Warren Young
Adebukola Bodunrin
Bralyn Stokes
Film Details
Also Known As
Bessie, HBO/Untitled Bessie Smith/Queen Latifah Project
Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
2015
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A biography of Bessie Smith, the great singer known as the "Empress of the Blues." Considered by many to be the greatest blues singer of all time, Bessie Smith was also a successful vaudeville entertainer who became the highest paid African-American performer of the roaring twenties. This revised and expanded edition of the biography of this extraordinary artist debunks many of the myths that have circulated since her untimely death in 1937.
Director
Dee Rees
Director
Cast
Anton Harris
Brandon Boone
L. Warren Young
Adebukola Bodunrin
Bralyn Stokes
C.j. Sykes
Whitney Goin
Crystal Lee Brown
Charles S. Dutton
Jody Mayfield
Onira Tares
Joe Knezevich
Oliver Platt
Marcus Lewis
Tory Kittles
David Paul Lord
Jesse James Locorriere
Kevin Kendrick
Khandi Alexander
Sharan Mansfield
Kwame Paige
Guss Williams
Jennifer Sears
Sylvester Ambrose James
John A. Harvey
Craig Shaw
Chantelle Rose Mussenden
Terence Rosemore
Kenny Banks
Eric Solomon
Todd Allen Durkin
Dashiel Smith
Clay Chappell
Edward Wright
Daniel Saintil
Robert Boone
Tika Sumpter
Michael Burton
Teddy White Jr
Karri Mack
Reginald Hines
Briana Starks
Rikki Mckinney
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Christopher Harvey
Mike Epps
Troy Faruk
Roderick Harris
Queen Latifah
Kaden Washington Lewis
Jeremie Harris
Jason Passmore
Don C. Sherow
Joseph Claude Sommerville
Saundra Dunson Franks
Kenneth Murray
Melissa Youngblood
Daniel Terrence Harper
Tia Hendricks
Michael K. Williams
Kamryn Johnson
Hunter Womack
Chris Walters
Levi Erik
Bryan Greenberg
Jhoni Davis
M Neko Parham
Alan T Coleman
Derrick B. White
Marie L. Burke
Wilbert Williams
Crew
Chris Albertson
Consultant
Vernel Bagneris
Choreographer
Heather Bland
Dancer
Michael T Boyd
Costume Designer
Jonathan Bryant
Dancer
Samy Burch
Casting Associate
Wilson Cameron
Visual Effects Producer
Raquiah Carter
Dancer
Ezra Christian
Visual Effects Producer
Beverly Ann Clarke
Consultant
Christopher Cleveland
Screenplay
Sha-kim Compere
Executive Producer
Lawrence Davis
Hair
Lauren Debrick
Dancer
Desiree Dixon
Dancer
Jim Emswiller
Production Sound Mixer
Hallie Foote
Co-Executive Producer
Horton Foote
Story By
Bettina Gilois
Screenplay
Christina Graff
Visual Effects Producer
Paul Graff
Visual Effects Supervisor
Anthony Hart
Dancer
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Clark Hunter
Production Designer
Ashley Ingram
Casting Associate
Donald Jarmond
Extras Casting Assistant
Jeffrey Jur
Director Of Photography
Brian A Kates
Editor
Nia Lancelin
Dancer
Queen Latifah
Executive Producer
Derek Ledbette
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gong Myung Lee
Visual Effects Supervisor
Keshia Mcneal
Dancer
Randi Michel
Executive Producer
Samara Michelle
Dancer
Lavaughn Morton
Dancer
Tiffany Murray
Dancer
Ashley Neal
Dancer
Tiffany Norris
Dancer
Chris Plunkett
Dancer
Rachel Portman
Original Score
Dee Rees
Screenplay
Dee Rees
Story By
Stephan Reynolds
Dancer
Eric J Robertson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nateli Ruiz
Dancer
Tracey Runcie
Extras Casting Assistant
Ron Schmidt
Producer
Ron Schmidt
Line Producer
Ron Schmidt
Unit Production Manager
Winsome Sinclair
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Primas Stanley
Dancer
Brentney Stephens
Dancer
Dacia Stinson
Dancer
Shelby Stone
Executive Producer
Fred Swinton
Dancer
Alshasi Sherrod Tate
Dancer
Quiantae Thomas
Dancer
Alicia Thompson
Dancer
Kendre White
Dancer
Debi Young
Makeup
Lili Fini Zanuck
Executive Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Bessie, HBO/Untitled Bessie Smith/Queen Latifah Project
Genre
Biography
Drama
Release Date
2015
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 16, 2015
