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Overview: The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

Cast:

Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin

Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin

Marlon Wayans
Ted White

Audra McDonald
Barbara Franklin

Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington

Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler

Tituss Burgess
Reverend Dr. James Cleveland

Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin

Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin

Tate Donovan
John Hammond

Skye Dakota Turner
Aretha Franklin (young)

Heather Headley
Clara Ward

Leroy McClain
Cecil Franklin

Lodric D. Collins
Smokey Robinson

Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda Franklin

Brandon Gilpin
Teenager

Tangela Large
Grieving Mother

Albert Jones
Ken Cunningham

Myk Watford
Rick Hall

Gilbert Glenn Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.

Kimberly Scott
Mama Franklin

Nevaeh Moore
Young Carolyn

Victoria Paige Watkins
Teen #2

Christopher Daniel
Edward

Zach Strum
David Hood