Ray Movie
Jamie Foxx received an Academy Award, a Screen Actors' Guild Award and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of legendary musician Ray Charles in the biopic Ray.1
Fast Facts
- Release date: October 19, 2004
- Director: Taylor Hackford
- Screenwriter: James L. White
- Producer: Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin
- Distributor: Universal Pictures
- MPAA rating: PG - 13
- Run time: 152 minutes
- Awards: 11 wins and 14 nominations1
- Based on: real life of musician Ray Charles
- Production budget: $40 million2
- U.S. Box office: $75,305,9953
Plot Summary
Encouraged by his single mother, Ray Charles became an accomplished piano player and singer despite going blind at the age of seven. Charles went on to become a pioneer in the music industry and overcame prejudices against both the handicapped and African Americans. Behind the scenes, Charles battled with drug addiction and a series of failed relationships.
Cast
- Jamie Foxx: Ray Charles
- Sharon Warren: Aretha Williams
- Kerry Washington: Della Bea Robinson
- Regina King: Margie Hendricks
- Renee Wilson: Pat Lyle
- Larenz Tate: Quincy Jones
- Harry Lennix: Joe Adams
- Clifton Powell: Jeff Brown
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