Ray

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.

• Taylor HackfordDirector
• James L. WhiteScreenplay
• Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer

• Jamie FoxxRay Charles
• Kerry WashingtonDella Bea Robinson
• Regina KingMargie Hendricks
• Harry LennixJoe Adams
• Clifton PowellJeff Brown
• Bokeem WoodbineFathead Newman
• Sharon WarrenAretha Robinson
• C.J. SandersYoung Ray Robinson
• Curtis ArmstrongAhmet Ertegun
• Richard SchiffJerry Wexler
• Larenz TateQuincy Jones
• Terrence HowardGossie McGee