Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
Angela Bassett
Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Laurence Fishburne
Ike Turner
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Jackie
Jenifer Lewis
Zelma Bullock
Khandi Alexander
Darlene
Richard T. Jones
Ike Turner Jr.
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Young Anna Mae Bullock
Chi McBride
Fross
Penny Johnson Jerald
Lorraine Taylor
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Alline Bullock
Sherman Augustus
Reggie
Cora Lee Day
Grandma Georgiana
Virginia Capers
Choir Mistress
Barry Shabaka Henley
El Paso Doctor
Bo Kane
Dance Show Host
Jackie O'Brien
Boutique Clerk
Michael Colyar
Apollo Announcer
Rob LaBelle
Phil Spector
Patricia Sill
Spector's Assistant
Shavar Ross
Michael Turner
Damon Hines
Ronnie Turner
Suli McCullough
Craig Turner
Daniel McDonald
London Announcer
O'Neal Compton
George, Ramada Inn Manager
Rose Jackson
5th Ikette
Tina Turner
Self (archive footage)
Gene 'Groove' Allen
Club Announcer
Timmy Cappello
Keyboards Player
David McKinney
Choir Member
Billie Barnum
Alfie Silas
Oren Waters
Terrence Riggins
Spider
Morris O'Connor
The Kings of Rhythm
Larry Washington
Joe Allen
Jennifer Leigh Warren
Audience Female #1
Sonya Hensley
Audience Female #2
Leslie Thurston
Audience Female #3
Eartha Robinson
Audience Female #4
Kate Lanier
Stripper on Balcony
Pamala Tyson
Leanne
Mayah McCoy
Young Hairdresser
Michael Smith
The Revue
Barry O'Neill
Kid #1
Alexandra Glazer
Kid #2
Julie Phillips
Kid #3
Eric E. Thomas II
Young Craig
Wynonna Smith
Ikette
Michael David Simms
Ike's Lawyer
John Fink
Anna's Lawyer
Rudolph Willrich
Judge
Irene DeBari
ICU Nurse
Terrence Evans
Bus Driver
Richard Stay
Partygoer #1
Nelson Parks
Partygoer #2
Matt Kirkwood
Partygoer #3
Javi Mulero
Bellhop
Joe Vant
Hotel Clerk
Michael Monks
Hotel Porter
James Reyne
Roger Davies
James Ralston
Guitarist
Jack Bruno
Drummer
Bob Feit
Bass Player
Kenny Moore
Piano Player
Daniel Allan Carlin
Conductor
Dean Minerd
Stage Hand
Fred Ponzlov
Manager #1
Tom De Carlo
Manager #2
Richard Livingston
Manager #3
Louis Mawcinitt
Manager #4
Owen Bush
Old Man
Herb Muller
Old Man #2
David Fresco
Old Man #3
Sparkle
Old Woman #1
Helen Brown
Old Woman #2
Page Moseley
Ritz Announcer
Lorna Scott
Nurse
Rick Felkins
Stage Manager
Robert Lesser
Fairmount M.C.
Screenplay
Brian Gibson
Director
Stanley Clarke
Original Music Composer
Jamie Anderson
Director of Photography
Barry Krost
Producer
Richard L. Johnson
Art Direction
Executive Producer
Stephen Altman
Production Design
Pat Kehoe
Co-Producer
Bernadine M. Anderson
Makeup Artist
Rick Simpson
Set Decoration
Mario Iscovich
Stuart H. Pappé
Editor
Doug Chapin
Reuben Cannon
Casting
Jane Aull
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Michael Peters
Choreographer
Book
Kurt Loder
Carolyn Ferguson
Hairstylist
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Makeup Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hair Designer
Geri B. Oppenheim
Key Makeup Artist
Ann Wadlington
Sandra M. Middleton
Second Assistant Director
Barry K. Thomas
First Assistant Director
LaFaye Baker
Stunts
James Fredburg
Special Effects Coordinator
William Washington
Stunt Coordinator
Eddie L. Watkins
Kym Washington Longino
Stunt Double
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician