Ray (2004)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $40,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $124,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.9521 |
Directed By
Taylor Hackford
Crew
Taylor Hackford
James L. White
Taylor Hackford
Barbara A. Hall
Maria Nay
Craig Armstrong
Scott Plauche
Curt Sobel
Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
Sharen Davis
Karen Baker Landers
Yvonne Yaconelli
Stephen Altman
Per Hallberg
Nancy Klopper
Nicola Goode
James L. White
William J. Immerman
Alise Benjamin
Stacye P. Branche
Howard Baldwin
Nick Morton
Mary Frances Eglin
Stuart Benjamin
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Paweł Edelman
Pamela Alch
Karen Elise Baldwin
Jaime Rucker King
Taylor Hackford
Paul Hirsch
Jeff Galpin
Camille Friend
John Bucklin
Scott Sanders
Dan Hegeman
Christopher Moriana
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Michelle Pazer
Bruce Tanis
Steve Cantamessa
Anthony Maccario
Scott Millan
Frederick H. Stahly
Christopher Assells
Greg Orloff
Nerses Gezalyan
Jerry Grandey
Bob Beemer
Raymond Prado
Anna MacKenzie
Dino DiMuro
James Moriana
Catherine Harper
Chris Jargo
Kimaree Long
Peter Staubli
TOP 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
Gary Grubbs
Billy Ray
Carol Sutton
Eula
Paula Jai Parker
Ruth Brown
Eric O'Neal Jr.
Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Tequan Richmond
Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Ayanna Tatum
Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
Afemo Omilami
Angry Husband
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