Ray
2004Born 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.
Acted in
Jamie Foxx
as Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
as Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
as Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix
as Joe Adams
Clifton Powell
as Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine
as Fathead Newman
Sharon Warren
as Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders
as Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong
as Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
as Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate
as Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard
as Gossie McGee
David Krumholtz
as Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce
as Wilbur Brassfield
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Mary Ann Fisher
Chris Thomas King
as Lowell Fulson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Jimmy
Rick Gomez
as Tom Dowd
Denise Dowse
as Marlene
Warwick Davis
as Oberon
Patrick Bauchau
as Dr. Hacker
Robert Wisdom
as Jack Lauderdale
Kurt Fuller
as Sam Clark
Jedda Jones
as Mercedes
Gary Grubbs
as Billy Ray
Carol Sutton
as Eula
Paula Jai Parker
as Ruth Brown
Eric O'Neal Jr.
as Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Tequan Richmond
as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Ayanna Tatum
as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)