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.
Drama, Music
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
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