Respect
"Find out what it means."
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Hudson
as Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker
as C. L. Franklin
Marlon Wayans
as Ted White
Audra McDonald
as Barbara Franklin
Mary J. Blige
as Dinah Washington
Marc Maron
as Jerry Wexler
Tituss Burgess
as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Saycon Sengbloh
as Erma Franklin
Hailey Kilgore
as Carolyn Franklin
Liesl Tommy
Director
Overview
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
