Martha Coolidge Director Halle Berry Dorothy Dandridge Actor, Executive Producer Brent Spiner Earl Mills Actor Obba Babatundé Harold Nicholas Actor Loretta Devine Ruby Dandridge Actor Cynda Williams Vivian Dandridge Actor LaTanya Richardson Auntie Actor Tamara Taylor Geri Nicholas Actor D.B. Sweeney Jack Denison Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer Otto Preminger Actor William Atherton Darryl Zanuck Actor Sharon Brown Etta Jones Actor Darrian C Ford Fayard Nicholas Actor Clinton Derricks-Carroll Phil Moore Actor Kerri Randles Marilyn Monroe Actor Jon Mack Ava Gardner Actor Larry Poindexter Joey Young Actor Andre Carthen Harry Belafonte Actor Benjamin Brown Sidney Poitier Actor Brad Blumenthal Mocambo Emcee Actor Robert Katz Executive Producer Moctesuma Esparza Executive Producer Vincent Cirrincione Executive Producer Joshua D. Maurer Executive Producer Larry Y. Albucher Unit Production Manager Shonda Rhimes Writer Scott Abbott Writer