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Feature film — 2004

Ray (2004)

7.52h 32mDrama — 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.

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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 as Ray Charles

Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

Kerry Washington as Della Bea Robinson

Kerry Washington

Della Bea Robinson

Regina King as Margie Hendricks

Regina King

Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix as Joe Adams

Harry Lennix

Joe Adams

Clifton Powell as Jeff Brown

Clifton Powell

Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine as Fathead Newman

Bokeem Woodbine

Fathead Newman

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Sharon Warren

Aretha Robinson

C

C.J. Sanders

Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong as Ahmet Ertegun

Curtis Armstrong

Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff as Jerry Wexler

Richard Schiff

Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones

Larenz Tate

Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard as Gossie McGee

Terrence Howard

Gossie McGee

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