Director: Taylor Hackford

Writers: Taylor Hackford; James L. White

Score Composed by: Craig Armstrong

Producers: Taylor Hackford; Stuart Benjamin; Howard Baldwin; Karen Baldwin

Keywords: Drama, Biography, Blindness

Biopic documents the life and career of soul legend Ray Charles.

ABSTRACT
Featuring rapper Jamie Foxx in a star turn from successful musician to Oscar-winning actor, Ray is a feature-length biographical piece documenting the life and career of soul icon Ray Charles, documenting his rise from hard-up beginnings in the Deep South to superstardom in the 1950s and 60s on the strength of songs like What'd I Say and Georgia on My Mind.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Curtis Armstrong	Actor	27-Nov-1953		Revenge of the Nerds
Patrick Bauchau	Actor	6-Dec-1938		Sydney on The Pretender
Julian Bond	Activist	14-Jan-1940	15-Aug-2015	NAACP Chairman, 1998-2010
Warwick Davis	Actor	3-Feb-1970		Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Aunjanue Ellis	Actor	21-Feb-1969		Madeleine Hightower on The Mentalist
Jamie Foxx	Comic	13-Dec-1967		Ray
Kurt Fuller	Actor	16-Sep-1953		Joel on Better with You
Terrence Howard	Actor	11-Mar-1969		Hustle & Flow
Regina King	Actor	15-Jan-1971		Jerry Maguire
David Krumholtz	Actor	15-May-1978		Charlie Eppes on Numb3rs
Harry Lennix	Actor	16-Nov-1964		Harold Cooper on The Blacklist
Wendell Pierce	Actor	8-Dec-1962		Det. Moreland on The Wire
Clifton Powell	Actor	31-Aug-1947		Civil Brand
Richard Schiff	Actor	27-May-1955		The West Wing
Larenz Tate	Actor	8-Sep-1975		Dead Presidents
Kerry Washington	Actor	31-Jan-1977		Scandal
Bokeem Woodbine	Actor	13-Apr-1973		The Big Hit

CAST

Jamie Foxx	...   Ray Charles
Kerry Washington	...   Della Bea Robinson
Clifton Powell	...   Jeff Brown
Aunjanue Ellis	...   Mary Ann Fisher
Harry Lennix	...   Joe Adams
Terrence Howard	...   Gossie McGee
Larenz Tate	...   Quincy Jones
Bokeem Woodbine	...   Fathead Newman
Sharon Warren	...   Aretha Robinson
Curtis Armstrong	...   Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff	...   Jerry Wexler
Wendell Pierce	...   Wilbur Brassfield
Chris Thomas King	...   Lowell Fulson
David Krumholtz	...   Milt Shaw
Kurt Fuller	...   Sam Clark
Warwick Davis	...   Oberon
Patrick Bauchau	...   Dr. Hacker
Robert Wisdom	...   Jack Lauderdale
Denise Dowse	...   Marlene
and
Regina King	...   Margie Hendricks
C. J. Sanders	...   Young Ray Robinson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd	...   Jimmy
Rick Gomez	...   Tom Dowd
Julian Bond	...   Himself
Kimberly Ardison	...   Ethel McRae
Renee Wilson	...   Pat Lyle
Willie Metcalf	...   Mr. Pitt
Mike Pniewski	...   Bus Driver
Terrone Bell	...   Young George Robinson
Richard A. Smith	...   Til
Gary Grubbs	...   Billy Ray
Carol Sutton	...   Eula
Bill Breaux	...   Cop #1
Alex Van	...   Cop #2
Roland "Bob" Harris	...   Jesse Stone
Tom Clark	...   Alan Freed
Afemo Omilami	...   Angry Husband
Elisabeth Omilami	...   Angry Wife
Vernel Bagnaris	...   Dancin' Al
Fahnlohnee Harris	...   Trudy Daniels
Michael Travis Stone	...   Robert
Eric O'Neal, Jr.	...   Ray Charles, Jr. (5-6 yrs.)
Tequan Richmond	...   Ray Charles, Jr. (9-10 yrs.)
Matthew Benjamin	...   Musician in Billy Ray's
John Swasey	...   Customs Agent #1
James Huston	...   Customs Agent #2
Marc Lynn	...   Downbeat Reporter
Kyle Scott Jackson	...   King Bee
Todd J. Smith	...   Student Reporter
Rutherford "Rudy" Cravens	...   White Promoter
Darnell Williams	...   Fast Girl
Jedda Jones	...   Mercedes
Jeffrey Galpin	...   Cop #3
Michael Arata	...   Cop #4
Estella Denson	...   Lady in Rain

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