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Movie

Respect

Released: August 12, 2021 (2021)

Runtime: 145 minutes

Genres: Drama, Music, History

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

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Forest Whitaker as C. L. Franklin
Age at release: 60
Marc Maron as Jerry Wexler
Age at release: 57
Tate Donovan as John Hammond
Age at release: 57
Audra McDonald as Barbara Franklin
Age at release: 51
Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington
Age at release: 50
Marlon Wayans as Ted White
Age at release: 49
Saycon Sengbloh as Erma Franklin
Age at release: 43
Tituss Burgess as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Age at release: 42
Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
Age at release: 39
Hailey Kilgore as Carolyn Franklin
Age at release: 22

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Kimberly Scott as Mama Franklin
Age at release: 59
Myk Watford as Rick Hall
Age at release: 50
Heather Headley as Clara Ward
Age at release: 46
Albert Jones as Ken Cunningham
Age at release: 39
Lodric D. Collins as Smokey Robinson
Age at release: 38
Brenda Nicole Moorer as Brenda Franklin
Age at release: 35
Brandon Gilpin as Teenager
Age at release: 21
Victoria Paige Watkins as Teen #2
Age at release: 12
Skye Dakota Turner as Aretha Franklin (young)
Age at release: Unknown
Leroy McClain as Cecil Franklin
Age at release: Unknown
Gilbert Glenn Brown as Martin Luther King Jr.
Age at release: Unknown
Nevaeh Moore as Young Carolyn
Age at release: Unknown
Christopher Daniel as Edward
Age at release: Unknown
Zach Strum as David Hood
Age at release: Unknown
Abri as Ted White's Prostitute (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown