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Original Name : Queen Latifah

Gender : Female

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Original Name : Mo'Nique

Gender : Female

Character Name : Richard

Original Name : Mike Epps

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucille

Original Name : Tika Sumpter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jack Gee

Original Name : Michael Kenneth Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : William 'Pa' Rainey

Original Name : Charles S. Dutton

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Hammond

Original Name : Bryan Greenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carl Van Vechten

Original Name : Oliver Platt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Viola

Original Name : Khandi Alexander

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clarence

Original Name : Tory Kittles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Walker

Original Name : Joe Knezevich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Langston Hughes

Original Name : Jeremie Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ma's Main Girl

Original Name : Jennifer Sears

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bessie's Dancer

Original Name : Crystal Lee Brown

Gender : Female

Character Name : Detroit Theater Manager

Original Name : Terence Rosemore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharkish Man

Original Name : L. Warren Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doreen Dupree

Original Name : Tia Hendricks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fania Van Vechten

Original Name : Whitney Goin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rehearsal Director

Original Name : Neko Parham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swarm Boy #1

Original Name : Kaden Washington Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swarm Boy #2

Original Name : Alkoya Brunson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night Club Owner

Original Name : Todd Allen Durkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stage Hand

Original Name : Swift Rice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Host

Original Name : Jim R. Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vanity Fair Editor

Original Name : Jessejames Locorriere

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chorus Girl #1

Original Name : Onira Tarés

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chorus Girl #2

Original Name : Jhoni Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Roadie #1

Original Name : Hunter Womack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roadie #2

Original Name : Christopher Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Etta Johnson

Original Name : Marie Burke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Benny Goodman

Original Name : Levi Erik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marguerite d'Alvarez

Original Name : Nicole Spiezio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harry Pace

Original Name : Bralyn Stokes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Gee Jr.

Original Name : Sylvester Ambrose James II

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ma's Dancer

Original Name : Briana Starks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stagehand

Original Name : Alan T. Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stage Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Tray Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Goer

Original Name : Montice Harmon

Gender : Male