Angela Bassett as Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner

Laurence Fishburne as Ike Turner

Vanessa Bell Calloway as Jackie

Jenifer Lewis as Zelma Bullock

Khandi Alexander as Darlene

Richard T. Jones as Ike Turner Jr.

Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly as Young Anna Mae Bullock

Chi McBride as Fross

Penny Johnson Jerald as Lorraine Taylor

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Alline Bullock

Sherman Augustus as Reggie

Cora Lee Day as Grandma Georgiana

Virginia Capers as Choir Mistress

Barry Shabaka Henley as El Paso Doctor

Bo Kane as Dance Show Host

Jackie O'Brien as Boutique Clerk

Michael Colyar as Apollo Announcer

Rob LaBelle as Phil Spector

Patricia Sill as Spector's Assistant

Shavar Ross as Michael Turner

Damon Hines as Ronnie Turner

Suli McCullough as Craig Turner

Daniel McDonald as London Announcer

O'Neal Compton as George, Ramada Inn Manager

Rose Jackson as 5th Ikette

Tina Turner as Tina Turner (archive footage)

Gene 'Groove' Allen as Club Announcer

Timmy Cappello as Keyboards Player