Ray (2004)
The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.
Synopsis
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Cast
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Jamie Foxx
as Ray Charles
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Kerry Washington
as Della Bea Robinson
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Regina King
as Margie Hendricks
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Harry Lennix
as Joe Adams
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Clifton Powell
as Jeff Brown
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Bokeem Woodbine
as Fathead Newman
- Sharon Warren as Aretha Robinson
- C.J. Sanders as Young Ray Robinson
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Curtis Armstrong
as Ahmet Ertegun
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Richard Schiff
as Jerry Wexler
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Larenz Tate
as Quincy Jones
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Terrence Howard
as Gossie McGee
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David Krumholtz
as Milt Shaw
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Wendell Pierce
as Wilbur Brassfield
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Mary Ann Fisher
- Chris Thomas King as Lowell Fulson
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Jimmy
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Rick Gomez
as Tom Dowd
Crew
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Taylor Hackford
Director
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Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
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Paul Hirsch
Editor
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Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
- Stuart Benjamin Producer
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Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer
- Howard Baldwin Producer
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Taylor Hackford
Producer
- James L. White Screenplay
