Ray

Ray

152 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 29, 2004

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.

Ray

152 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 29, 2004

Ray
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Universal Pictures, Bristol Bay Productions, Baldwin Entertainment Group, Anvil Films
Original title Ray
Directors Raymond Prado, Pamela Alch, Taylor Hackford, Jerry Grandey
Writers James L. White, Taylor Hackford

Cast

Jamie Foxx

as Ray Charles

Kerry Washington

as Della Bea Robinson

Regina King

as Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix

as Joe Adams

Clifton Powell

as Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine

as Fathead Newman

Sharon Warren

as Aretha Robinson

C.J. Sanders

as Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong

as Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff

as Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate

as Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard

as Gossie McGee

David Krumholtz

as Milt Shaw

Wendell Pierce

as Wilbur Brassfield

Aunjanue Ellis

as Mary Ann Fisher

Chris Thomas King

as Lowell Fulson

Rick Gomez

as Tom Dowd

Denise Dowse

as Marlene

Warwick Davis

as Oberon

Patrick Bauchau

as Dr. Hacker

Robert Wisdom

as Jack Lauderdale

Kurt Fuller

as Sam Clark

Jedda Jones

as Mercedes

Gary Grubbs

as Billy Ray

Carol Sutton

as Eula