Synopsis
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.
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

Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Hacker

Robert Wisdom
Jack Lauderdale

Kurt Fuller
Sam Clark

Jedda Jones
Mercedes
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