Ray

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

Kerry Washington

Della Bea Robinson

Regina King

Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix

Joe Adams

Clifton Powell

Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine

Fathead Newman

Sharon Warren

Aretha Robinson

C.J. Sanders

Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong

Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff

Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate

Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard

Gossie McGee

David Krumholtz

Milt Shaw

Wendell Pierce

Wilbur Brassfield

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Mary Ann Fisher

Chris Thomas King

Lowell Fulson

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Jimmy

Rick Gomez

Tom Dowd

Denise Dowse

Marlene

Warwick Davis

Oberon