Ray (2004)
Rating: 7.4/10
Duration: 152 min
Director(s): Taylor Hackford,
Description:
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
- Richard Schiff as Jerry Wexler
- David Krumholtz as Milt Shaw
- Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones
- Kerry Washington as Della Bea Robinson
- Harry Lennix as Joe Adams
- Terrence Howard as Gossie McGee
- Wendell Pierce as Wilbur Brassfield
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Mary Ann Fisher
- Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
- Clifton Powell as Jeff Brown
- Regina King as Margie Hendricks
- Bokeem Woodbine as Fathead Newman
- Curtis Armstrong as Ahmet Ertegun
- Sharon Warren as Aretha Robinson
- C.J. Sanders as Young Ray Robinson