Jennifer Hudson character Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker character C. L. Franklin
Marlon Wayans character Ted White
Audra McDonald character Barbara Franklin
Mary J. Blige character Dinah Washington
Marc Maron character Jerry Wexler
Tituss Burgess character Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Saycon Sengbloh character Erma Franklin
Hailey Kilgore character Carolyn Franklin
Tate Donovan character John Hammond
Skye Dakota Turner character Aretha Franklin (young)
Heather Headley character Clara Ward
Leroy McClain character Cecil Franklin
Lodric D. Collins character Smokey Robinson
Brenda Nicole Moorer character Brenda Franklin
Brandon Gilpin character Teenager
