“Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.”
— Aretha Franklin
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a young child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, “Respect” is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice and become the Queen of Soul.
DIRECTOR:
South African born, Liesl Tommy
CAST:
- Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
- Forest Whitaker as C.L. Franklin
- Marlon Wayans as Ted White
- Audra McDonald as Barbara Franklin
- Tituss Burgess as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
- Marc Maron as Jerry Wexler
- Kimberly Scott as Mama Franklin
- Saycon Sengbloh as Erma Franklin
- Hailey Kilgore as Carolyn Franklin
- Heather Headley as Clara Ward
- Skye Dakota Turner as Young Aretha Franklin
- Tate Donovan as John Hammond
- And Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington
