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Ray

74 %|Oct 29, 2004|Drama, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Taylor Hackford
Director
James L. White
Screenplay
Mary Frances Eglin
Art Department Coordinator
James L. White
Story
Taylor Hackford
Story
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Barbara A. Hall
Line Producer

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Cast

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Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
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Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
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Regina King
Margie Hendricks
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Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
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Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
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Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
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Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
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C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson
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Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
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Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
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Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
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Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
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Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher
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Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson
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Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd
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Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Hacker
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Robert Wisdom
Jack Lauderdale
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Kurt Fuller
Sam Clark
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Jedda Jones
Mercedes
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Gary Grubbs
Billy Ray
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Eric O'Neal Jr.
Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
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Tequan Richmond
Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
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Ayanna Tatum
Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)