

Ray
"The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$40.0M
$40,000,000
Revenue
$124.7M
$124,700,000
Languages
English
Studio
Bristol Bay Productions
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Key Crew

Taylor Hackford
Director

Taylor Hackford
Story

William J. Immerman
Executive Producer

Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer

Taylor Hackford
Producer
Cast

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

David Krumholtz
Milt Shaw

Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher

Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson

Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Jimmy

Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd

Denise Dowse
Marlene

Warwick Davis
Oberon