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"Genius" Aretha: Unforgettable (TV Episode 2021) Poster

(TV Series)

(2021)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Bille Woodruff

Writing Credits  

Suzan-Lori Parks ... (created by)
 
Gwendolyn M. Parker ... (story by) and
Suzan-Lori Parks ... (story by)
 
Gwendolyn M. Parker ... (teleplay by)
 
Phillip Howze ... (staff writer) &
Natalie McKearin ... (staff writer) &
Bonnie Metzgar ... (staff writer) &
Pia Wilson ... (staff writer)
 
Bethany McHugh ... (staff writer)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Cynthia Erivo ... Aretha Franklin
Malcolm Barrett ... Ted White
Patrice Covington ... Erma Franklin
Rebecca Naomi Jones ... Carolyn Franklin
David Cross ... Jerry Wexler (credit only)
Kimberly Hebert Gregory ... Ruth Bowen (as Kimberly Hébert Gregory)
Shaian Jordan ... Little Re (credit only)
Courtney B. Vance ... C.L. Franklin
Edwin Hodge ... Young C.L. Franklin
Marque Richardson ... King Curtis
Pauletta Washington ... Rachel Franklin
Jason Burkey ... Time Reporter
Deja Dee ... Pam Walker (as Déjà Dee)
Steven G. Norfleet ... Cecil Franklin
Antonique Smith ... Barbara Franklin
Sh'Kia ... Church Lady #1 (as Sh'Kia Augustin)
Nilah Blasingame ... Mildred Jennings
Isaac Britt Isaac Britt ... Memphis 1942 Choir Member
Jesse Burt ... Rough White Man #1
Nicci T. Carr Nicci T. Carr ... Gloria Stewart
Charline St. Charles ... Mrs. Jenkins
Colette L. Coward Colette L. Coward ... Aretha Piano Hand Double (as Collette Coward)
Kraig Dane ... Rough White Man #2
Marissa Chanel Hampton ... Female Muckraker Photographer
Sheylon Haywood Sheylon Haywood ... Church Lady #2
Jerren Jackson Jerren Jackson ... Little Teddy
Donte Jenkins Donte Jenkins ... Professional #2
Erika Jerry Erika Jerry ... Backup Singer #2
Kurt Lamarr ... Henry (as Curtis Jones)
Masud Olufani Masud Olufani ... Professional #2
Braelyn Rankins ... Clarence
Willie Repoley ... Tom Dowd
Tyler Richardson ... Edward
Zachariah Rogers ... Abiyome
Mystie Smith ... Josephine Carter
John-Paul Steele ... Drunken Patron (as John Paul Steele)
Jason Turner ... Nice Suit Man
Kameelah Williams Kameelah Williams ... Backup Singer #1
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reese Giles Reese Giles ... News Reporter (uncredited)
Erick Nathan Erick Nathan ... Amsterdam Dancer #5 (uncredited)

Produced by 

Peter Afterman ... producer
Kenneth Biller ... executive producer (as Ken Biller)
Francie Calfo ... executive producer
Ed Cathell III ... producer
Chris Cooney ... executive producer
Anna Culp ... executive producer
Clive Davis ... executive producer
Brian Grazer ... executive producer
Anthony Hemingway ... executive producer
Ron Howard ... executive producer
Nathan Louis Jackson ... supervising producer
Craig Kallman ... executive producer
Becky Mode ... co-executive producer
Gwendolyn M. Parker ... co-executive producer
Suzan-Lori Parks ... executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Gigi Pritzker ... executive producer
Rachel Shane ... executive producer
Sam Sokolow ... executive producer
Diana Son ... executive producer
David Woods ... co-producer

Music by 

Terence Blanchard

Cinematography by 

Kevin McKnight ... director of photography

Editing by 

Ryan Denmark

Casting By 

Kim Coleman

Production Design by 

Tim Galvin

Art Direction by 

Danny Brown ... supervising art director
Carlton Lee Jr. ... assistant art director

Set Decoration by 

Kristie Suffield ... key set decorator

Makeup Department 

Antonette AnnieTucker ... hair stylist (credit only)
Louisa V. Anthony ... hair department head
Gary Archer ... dental prosthetics
Tyra Garzon ... additional makeup artist
Natalie Johnson ... makeup artist
Erin Keith ... makeup artist
Morgon Lindskog ... makeup artist
Milene Melendez ... makeup artist
Caroline Monge ... key makeup artist
Tracey Moss ... key hair stylist
Terrell Mullin ... personal makeup for lead Cynthia Erivo
Cristina Patterson ... contact lens painter
Victor Paz ... Lead barber / hair stylist
Danielle Peebles ... makeup artist
Ashley Pleger ... makeup artist
Reginald Robertson ... barber
Omar Sfreddo ... additional makeup artist
Hailey Trifiro ... add'l makeup artist

Production Management 

Ed Cathell III ... unit production manager
Albert T. Dickerson III ... unit production manager
Alexandra Dimopoulos ... production supervisor
Claire Lawton ... post-production supervisor
Nikki Simpson ... production supervisor
Wes Irwin ... executive in charge of post production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Matti Kluttz ... second assistant director
Daniel J. Shaw ... first assistant director
Cam Everson ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Riley Flanagan ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Lance Resch-Anger ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Lindsay M. Alston ... set decoration buyer
Forest T. Bays ... carpenter
Mallory Curry ... Scenic Artist
Sean T. Davis ... props
Kedra S. Dawkins ... assistant art director
Kevin Ladson ... property master
Arthur Kirk Martin ... on set dresser
John Greg Moncrief ... scenic charge
Jason Wayne Morgan ... construction coordinator (as Jason Morgan)
Jay Murphy ... scenic foreman
Maru Patetta ... Art Department Coordinator
Morgan-Tierra Ukaonu ... props assistant
Dylan Whitfield ... propmaker gangboss
Anthony Stanislav Wislar ... scenic artist
Gábor Csiki ... prop builder (uncredited)
Kiersten Sonja Good ... set dresser (uncredited)
Vincent Elias Kelly ... set dresser (uncredited)
Scott Kinney ... graphic designer (uncredited)
Carlton Lee Jr. ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Jeffery Michaels ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Yolande Thame ... set designer (uncredited)
Nina A. White ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Vinny Alfano ... loop group recordist: remote
Courtney Berg ... sound editor
Daniel Brennan ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Brian Didsbury ... boom operator
Michael Fowler ... adr mixer
Ken Hahn ... re-recording mixer
Jay Meagher ... production sound mixer
Daniel Pagan ... supervising sound editor
Kyle J. Sawyer ... sound
John Bowen ... adr supervisor (uncredited)
Nick Caramela ... mix technician (uncredited)
Tim Chilton ... foley artist (uncredited)
Greg Crawford ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Arielle Engle ... sound utility (uncredited)
Matt Hovland ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Mason Kopeikin ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Tiffany T. Mack ... sound utility (uncredited)
John Maskew ... playback operator (uncredited)
Raegan Wexler ... sound playback operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Robert Trammell ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by 

Matt Akey ... vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
Luis Barquero ... visual effects artist
Steven Benjamin ... digital compositor: Crafty Apes / on-set vfx supervisor: Crafty Apes
Daniel Berkowitz ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Zack Beshears ... visual effects editor: Crafty Apes
Mikael Betru ... CG Production Manager: Crafty Apes (as Mikael G. Betru) / vfx set supervisor (as Mikael G. Betru)
Andrew J. Bly ... visual effects executive producer: The Molecule
ChanJun Chun ... cg supervisor
Luke DiTommaso ... visual effects supervisor: The Molecule
Alejandro Pérez Domínguez ... digital compositor
Jon Doyle ... compositor: The Molecule
Matthew Fernandez ... visual effects producer / visual effects producer: The Molecule
Mandy Frazier ... cg production assistant: visual effects
Chris LeDoux ... vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
Lenka Likarova ... visual effects producer
Prajwal Mankame ... production coordinator
Michael A. Martinez ... digital compositor
Brian McCann ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Victoria Penzes ... compositing supervisor: The Molecule
Matthew T. Perry ... senior compositor
Rick Shick ... compositor
Jesse Speer ... lead compositor: The Molecule
Sean Thigpen ... vfx supervisor/producer: Crafty Apes
Tyler Usie ... digital compositor
Dianshuo Zhang ... digital compositor

Stunts 

Julia Frazelle ... stunt performer
Brett Solomano ... Stunt Double: John Paul Steele
Tierre Turner ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Phillip Aguilera ... Camera Supporter
Michael Alba ... a camera/steadicam operator
Thomas Browne ... rigging key grip
Graham Byrnes ... grip
Clay Caldwell ... b dolly grip
Conor Daily ... grip
Sway Davenport ... rigging electrician
Ross Davis ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Chad Deslatte ... grip
Richard DuCree ... still photographer
Zach Dunlap ... rigging gaffer
Greg Faysash ... camera operator
Taylor Fenno ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Samantha Gardella ... digital utility
Wesley Garrison ... best boy grip
Emily Gurley ... digital loader
Michael Hartzel ... camera operator: b camera
Chip Huntington ... rigging grip
Peter Johnston ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Corey Jones ... rigging grip
Patrick King ... rigging electrician
Daniel John Lerch ... rigging best boy electric
Michael MacDuff ... camera preparation technician
Péter Manzel ... rigging electrician
Eric Pickett ... lighting technician
Evan Russell ... a dolly grip
Josh Schmitt ... lighting technician
Caitlin Trost ... A 2nd Assistant Camera / second assistant camera
Nathan Ward ... rigging grip
Joshua Robert Warren ... electrician
Dalton Wright ... electrician
Kyle Wroe ... electrician

Casting Department 

Shelby Cherniet ... casting associate
Tara Feldstein ... casting: Atlanta (as Tara Feldstein Bennett)
Brandi S. Hawkins ... extras casting
Alyssa Jacobson ... extras casting
Chase Paris ... casting: Atlanta
Toni Avalos ... extras casting (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jones ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Tina Kerr ... extras casting director (uncredited)
Chana Klein ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Lindsay McCleery ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Irie Williams ... casting assistant (uncredited)
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

James 'Jimmy' Hawkins ... costumer
Zina Arthur ... fitter
Muto-Little ... costume maker
Stephen Oh ... costume supervisor
Day Ramphal ... costumer
Kendall Rogers ... key costumer
Bisola Salimonu ... costumer
Miklós Udvardy ... costumer
Kenya Morgan ... background costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Tiffany Brown ... post-production coordinator
James W. Harrison III ... assistant editor
Ty'rel Jones ... post-production assistant
Claire Lawton ... post production supervisor
Nick Maillet ... colorist: dailies
Ivo Marak ... dailies in-house producer
Ryan Rolandelli ... on-line editor
Samuel Rosenberg ... assistant editor
John Grenham ... post-production assistant (uncredited)

Location Management 

David Crigler ... assistant location manager
Jen Farris ... location scout
Caleb Hinshaw ... location manager
Nick Morris ... location coordinator
Constance Nava ... assistant location manager
Olliver Pearce ... location assistant
Danielle Robarge Rusk ... key assistant location manager
June Shin ... assistant location manager
Benjamin McDaniel Smith ... assistant location manager
Chase Walker ... assistant location manager
Andrew Warren ... assistant location manager

Music Department 

Jamelle Adisa ... music producer
Laurence Anslow ... digital recordist
Steven Richard Davis ... composer: additional music (as Steve Davis)
Aamina Gant ... music production / music supervisor
Hotae Alexander Jang ... Music Recording Engineer
Marvin R. Morris ... music editor
Kelsey Allen Richardson ... music coordinator
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)

Script and Continuity Department 

Michele Haberman ... script supervisor
Bethany McHugh ... staff writer

Transportation Department 

Dale Combs ... transportation coordinator
Scott Morlan ... production driver
Gus Sardina ... generator operator
Nathan Southerland ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Paul Bednarz ... key set medic
Donté Bonner ... adr voice cast
Margaret Burke ... director production safety
Nick Chambers ... key set production assistant
Lee Coleman ... key set pa
Winter Coleman ... writer production assistant
Meg Dudley ... writers' production assistant
Elizabeth Guiberteau ... key craft service: second unit
Brandon Henderson ... background production assistant
Nina Hodge ... production coordinator
Ashley Jean-Louis ... Assistant Production Coordinator
Dondraico Johnson ... choreographer
Mark 'Skip' Keller ... first assistant accountant
Jacob Kepes ... second assistant accountant
Brittany Levin-Clarke ... assistant to producer: Anna Culp
January Miller ... accounting clerk
Sascha Rijo Marichal ... walkie pa
Cara Rothenberg ... Writers' Assistant
Angelique Silberman ... health & safety manager: post-production
Frank Arthur Smith ... Assistant to Kenneth Biller
Pam Olson Southwick ... key 2nd assistant accountant
Steve Swisher ... additional craft service assistant
Kelvin Tyler ... set production assistant
Felisha Renae Whitehead ... 2nd assistant accountant
Shelly Williams ... unit publicist
Marti King Young ... assistant to line producer

See also

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