Oyuncular

• Jennifer Hudson — Aretha Franklin
• Forest Whitaker — C. L. Franklin
• Marlon Wayans — Ted White
• Audra McDonald — Barbara Franklin
• Mary J. Blige — Dinah Washington
• Marc Maron — Jerry Wexler
• Tituss Burgess — Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
• Tate Donovan — John Hammond
• Saycon Sengbloh — Erma Franklin
• Hailey Kilgore — Carolyn Franklin
• Albert Jones — Ken Cunningham
• Beorht Ayisi — Cute guy