
Feature film — 2004
Ray (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.
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A high-signal pick with 2,337 votes.
Bristol Bay Productions / Universal Pictures / Anvil Films / Baldwin Entertainment Group
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Director: Taylor Hackford
On screen
Cast & crew

Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles

Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson

Regina King
Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix
Joe Adams

Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
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