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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.

2004 |2h 32m |  Drama, Music

Videos

Cast

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Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles

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Kerry Washington

Della Bea Robinson

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Regina King

Margie Hendricks

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Harry Lennix

Joe Adams

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Clifton Powell

Jeff Brown

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Bokeem Woodbine

Fathead Newman

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Curtis Armstrong

Ahmet Ertegun

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Richard Schiff

Jerry Wexler

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Larenz Tate

Quincy Jones

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Terrence Howard

Gossie McGee

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David Krumholtz

Milt Shaw

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Wendell Pierce

Wilbur Brassfield

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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Mary Ann Fisher

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Chris Thomas King

Lowell Fulson

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Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Jimmy

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Rick Gomez

Tom Dowd

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Denise Dowse

Marlene

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Warwick Davis

Oberon

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Patrick Bauchau

Dr. Hacker

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Robert Wisdom

Jack Lauderdale

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Kurt Fuller

Sam Clark

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Gary Grubbs

Billy Ray

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Carol Sutton

Eula

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Paula Jai Parker

Ruth Brown

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Tequan Richmond

Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.

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Ayanna Tatum

Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)

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Afemo Omilami

Angry Husband

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$40,000,000.00

Revenue

$124,700,000.00