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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

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The Secret Life of Bees

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Director

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  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
    Gina Prince-Bythewood

Writers

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(WGA)
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
    Gina Prince-Bythewood
    screenplay
  • Sue Monk Kidd
    Sue Monk Kidd
    novel

Cast

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(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Dakota Fanning at an event for The Watchers (2024)
    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    Lily Owens
  • Queen Latifah
    Queen Latifah
    Queen Latifah
    August Boatwright
  • Jennifer Hudson
    Jennifer Hudson
    Jennifer Hudson
    Rosaleen Daise
  • Alicia Keys
    Alicia Keys
    Alicia Keys
    June Boatwright
  • Sophie Okonedo
    Sophie Okonedo
    Sophie Okonedo
    May Boatwright
  • Paul Bettany at an event for Uncle Frank (2020)
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    T. Ray Owens
  • Hilarie Burton Morgan
    Hilarie Burton Morgan
    Hilarie Burton Morgan
    Deborah Owens
    (as Hilarie Burton)
  • Tristan Mack Wilds
    Tristan Mack Wilds
    Tristan Mack Wilds
    Zach Taylor
    (as Tristan Wilds)
  • Nate Parker
    Nate Parker
    Nate Parker
    Neil
  • Shondrella Avery
    Shondrella Avery
    Shondrella Avery
    Greta
  • Renee Ford Clark
    Renee Ford Clark
    Doll
    (as Renée Clark)
  • Sharon Conley
    Sharon Conley
    Sharon Conley
    Violet
    (as a different name)
  • Nicky Buggs
    Nicky Buggs
    Nicky Buggs
    Cressie
  • Jasmine Burke
    Jasmine Burke
    Jasmine Burke
    Sugar Girl
  • Emma Sage Bowman
    Emma Sage Bowman
    Young Lily
  • Emily Alyn Lind
    Emily Alyn Lind
    Emily Alyn Lind
    Young Lily
  • Addy Miller
    Addy Miller
    Addy Miller
    Young Lily
  • Taylor Kowalski
    Taylor Kowalski
    Taylor Kowalski
    Teenager
  • Bob Hungerford
    Bob Hungerford
    Bob Hungerford
    Frank Posey
  • Richard Todd Sullivan
    Richard Todd Sullivan
    Richard Todd Sullivan
    Mechanic
  • Chris Moore
    Chris Moore
    Posey's Buddy
  • Bill Oberst Jr.
    Bill Oberst Jr.
    Bill Oberst Jr.
    Sheriff Gaston
  • Cullen Moss
    Cullen Moss
    Cullen Moss
    Young White Policeman
    (as Cullen Dean Moss)
  • Walt Elder
    Walt Elder
    Driver
  • Dan Beene
    Dan Beene
    Mr. Kirven
  • Joe Chrest
    Joe Chrest
    Joe Chrest
    Mr. Forrest
  • Robin Mullins
    Robin Mullins
    Robin Mullins
    Miss Lacy
  • Tom Conder
    Tom Conder
    White Man #1
  • Jay Pearson
    Jay Pearson
    Jay Pearson
    White Man #3
  • Dan Cox
    Dan Cox
    Sheriff Brooks
  • Quentin Kerr
    Quentin Kerr
    Police Officer
  • Kimberly Bailey
    Kimberly Bailey
    Kimberly Bailey
    (voice)
  • Doug Burch
    Doug Burch
    Doug Burch
    (voice)
  • Catherine Cavadini
    Cathy Cavadini
    Cathy Cavadini
    (voice) (as Catherine Cavadini)
  • Lanei Chapman
    Lanei Chapman
    Lanei Chapman
    (voice) (as Lanai Chapman)
  • Barbara Harris
    Barbara Harris
    (voice) (as Barbara Iley)
  • Amad Jackson
    Amad Jackson
    Amad Jackson
    (voice)
  • Thomas Lambert
    Thomas Lambert
    (voice)
  • Terence Mathews
    Terence Mathews
    (voice)
  • Jeremy Maxwell
    Jeremy Maxwell
    Jeremy Maxwell
    (voice)
  • Alan Oppenheimer in The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
    Alan Oppenheimer
    Alan Oppenheimer
    (voice)
  • Richard Penn
    Richard Penn
    Richard Penn
    (voice) (as Richard W. Penn)
  • Noreen Reardon
    Noreen Reardon
    (voice)
  • Cheryl Tyre Smith
    Cheryl Tyre Smith
    (voice) (as Cheryl Tyre-Smith)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Chevy Cofield
    Chevy Cofield
    Chevy Cofield
    Townsmen
    (uncredited)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Spencer Kayden
    Spencer Kayden
    Townswoman
    (uncredited)
  • Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Linwood Mooring
    Linwood Mooring
    Onlooker
    (uncredited)
  • Lindsey Sherrin
    Lindsey Sherrin
    Teen
    (uncredited)
  • Matthew Landon Sparks
    Matthew Landon Sparks
    Teen 2
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Ed Cathell III
    Ed Cathell III
    co-producer
  • James Lassiter
    James Lassiter
    producer
  • Ewan Leslie
    Ewan Leslie
    co-producer
  • Joe Pichirallo
    Joe Pichirallo
    producer
  • Jada Pinkett Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    executive producer
  • Aldric La'auli Porter
    Aldric La'auli Porter
    co-producer (as Aldric Porter)
  • Lauren Shuler Donner
    Lauren Shuler Donner
    producer
  • Will Smith
    Will Smith
    producer

Composer

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  • Mark Isham
    Mark Isham

Cinematographer

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  • Rogier Stoffers
    Rogier Stoffers
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Terilyn A. Shropshire
    Terilyn A. Shropshire

Casting

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  • Kim Coleman
    Kim Coleman
    casting director: additional
  • Aisha Coley
    Aisha Coley
  • Craig Fincannon
    Craig Fincannon
  • Lisa Mae Fincannon
    Lisa Mae Fincannon
  • Mark Fincannon
    Mark Fincannon

Production Designer

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  • Warren Alan Young
    Warren Alan Young

Art Directors

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  • William G. Davis
    William G. Davis
  • Alan Hook
    Alan Hook

Set Decorator

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  • James Edward Ferrell Jr.
    James Edward Ferrell Jr.

Costume Designer

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  • Sandra Hernandez
    Sandra Hernandez

Makeup Department

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  • Shutchai Tym Buacharern
    Shutchai Tym Buacharern
    key makeup department head (as Tym Shutchai Buacharen)
  • Kari Delaney
    Kari Delaney
    assistant hair stylist
  • Camille Friend
    Camille Friend
    hair department head
  • Lumas Hamilton Jr.
    Lumas Hamilton Jr.
    hair stylist: Queen Latifah (as Lumas Hamilton)
  • Julie Kristy
    Julie Kristy
    makeup: Queen Latifah
  • Rick Pour
    Rick Pour
    assistant makeup
  • Joy Zapata
    Joy Zapata
    hair stylist: Dakota Fanning
  • Kelly E. Marlow
    Kelly E. Marlow
    additional hair stylist (uncredited)
  • Jason Willis
    Jason Willis
    makeup artist (uncredited)
  • Victoria Wood
    Victoria Wood
    wig maker: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson (uncredited)

Production Management

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  • Ed Cathell III
    Ed Cathell III
    unit production manager
  • Elizabeth Fox
    Elizabeth Fox
    post-production supervisor
  • Preston L. Holmes
    Preston L. Holmes
    unit production manager (as Preston Holmes)
  • Dale Williams
    Dale Williams
    assistant unit production manager
  • Mike Crawford
    Mike Crawford
    unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Brian Avery Galligan
    Brian Avery Galligan
    second second assistant director
  • Aldric La'auli Porter
    Aldric La'auli Porter
    first assistant director (as Aldric Porter)
  • Joe Roddey
    Joe Roddey
    second assistant director

Art Department

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  • Kip Bartlett
    Kip Bartlett
    on-set dresser (as Kip A. Bartlett)
  • Charles Bibbs
    Charles Bibbs
    creator: Black Madonna artwork
  • Charles Biting
    Charles Biting
    propmaker (as Charles Bitting)
  • Tracy Breyfogle
    Tracy Breyfogle
    art department production assistant (as Tracey Breyfogle)
  • John Bromell
    John Bromell
    set dresser (as John T. Bromell)
  • Danielle Couture
    Danielle Couture
    art department coordinator
  • Peter J. Durand
    Peter J. Durand
    scenic painter (as Peter Durand)
  • Thurston Edwards
    Thurston Edwards
    buyer
  • Craig Gilmore
    Craig Gilmore
    illustrator / storyboard artist (uncredited)
  • George W. Harding III
    George W. Harding III
    key greens (as George Harding III)

Sound Department

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  • Robert Althoff
    Robert Althoff
    sound re-recordist
  • Julie Altus
    Julie Altus
    adr recordist
  • Jeremy Balko
    Jeremy Balko
    foley mixer / sound editor
  • Bridget Devaney-Nierenberg
    Bridget Devaney-Nierenberg
    sound intern
  • Jenny Elsinger
    Jenny Elsinger
    cable person
  • Marc Fishman
    Marc Fishman
    re-recording mixer
  • Sean Foye
    Sean Foye
    foley mixer
  • Kostas Gkikas
    Kostas Gkikas
    adr mixer (Czech Version, Russian version)
  • Matthew Iadarola
    Matthew Iadarola
    re-recording mixer
  • Tony Lamberti
    Tony Lamberti
    re-recording mixer

Special Effects

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  • David Beavis
    David Beavis
    special effects technician
  • Phil H. Fravel
    Phil H. Fravel
    special effects technician
  • Stephen Lanier
    Stephen Lanier
    special effects coordinator
  • William Purcell
    William Purcell
    special effects technician
  • Morgan McMath Rogers
    Morgan McMath Rogers
    special effects technician (as Morgan M. Rogers)

Visual Effects

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  • Casey Allen
    Casey Allen
    inferno artist: Lola VFX
  • Ian Backer
    Ian Backer
    production assistant: Hammerhead Productions
  • Guy Botham
    Guy Botham
    visual effects executive producer: Lola Visual Effects
  • Daniel Chuba
    Daniel Chuba
    executive producer: Hammerhead Productions (as Dan Chuba)
  • Trent Claus
    Trent Claus
    inferno artist: Lola VFX
  • Aliza Corson Chameides
    Aliza Corson Chameides
    artist: Hammerhead Productions
  • Victor DiMichina
    Victor DiMichina
    visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
  • Jamie Dixon
    Jamie Dixon
    visual effects supervisor
  • Kevin Fisher
    Kevin Fisher
    2d artist: Pixel Magic
  • Gilbert Gonzales
    Gilbert Gonzales
    artist: Hammerhead Productions

Stunts

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  • Tina McKissick
    Tina McKissick
    stunts (as Tina Mckissick)
  • Dean Mumford
    Dean Mumford
    stunt coordinator
  • Valerie N. Robinson
    Valerie N. Robinson
    stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Steven Allen
    Steven Allen
    dolly grip: "b" camera
  • Sidney Ray Baldwin
    Sidney Ray Baldwin
    still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
  • Troy Blischok
    Troy Blischok
    first assistant camera: "b" camera
  • Michael Bonsignore
    Michael Bonsignore
    dolly grip: "a" camera
  • George Bozeman II
    George Bozeman II
    company grip
  • Joe D'Alessandro
    Joe D'Alessandro
    camera operator (as Joseph C. D'Alessandro)
  • Thomas H. Dean
    Thomas H. Dean
    rigging electric best boy
  • Michael A. Jones
    Michael A. Jones
    best boy electric
  • Charles Laughon
    Charles Laughon
    video assist (as Charles 'Chaz' Laughon)
  • Jordan Lindsay
    Jordan Lindsay
    assistant video assist

Casting Department

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  • Kim Coleman
    Kim Coleman
    additional casting
  • Tara Feldstein
    Tara Feldstein
    extras casting
  • Barbara Harris
    Barbara Harris
    voice casting
  • Jackie Sollitto
    Jackie Sollitto
    casting associate
  • Meredith Young
    Meredith Young
    extras casting
  • Amy Cohen
    Amy Cohen
    casting assistant (uncredited)
  • Christian Kaplan
    Christian Kaplan
    executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Eulyn Colette Hufkie
    Eulyn Colette Hufkie
    set costumer (as Eulyn C. Hufkie-Womble)
  • Leigh Leverett
    Leigh Leverett
    costume supervisor
  • Joyce Marling
    Joyce Marling
    key set costumer
  • Natalie Nye
    Natalie Nye
    seamstress (as Natalie J. Nye)
  • Anne K. Osborne
    Anne K. Osborne
    seamstress (as Anne K. Osbourne)
  • Alice Powell
    Alice Powell
    tailor
  • Dawn M. Williams
    Dawn M. Williams
    set costumer
  • Jessica Williamson
    Jessica Williamson
    set costumer
  • Jeanie Baker
    Jeanie Baker
    costume supervisor (uncredited)
  • Natasha Konowalow
    Natasha Konowalow
    costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Fred Chandler
    Fred Chandler
    post production executive
  • David Todd Davies
    David Todd Davies
    digital conforming and opticals: PostWorks Los Angeles
  • Elizabeth Fox
    Elizabeth Fox
    post supervisor
  • David Friedman
    David Friedman
    editorial production assistant
  • Scott Gregory
    Scott Gregory
    digital film colorist: PostWorks Los Angeles
  • Michael L. Holland
    Michael L. Holland
    digital intermediate producer: PostWorks Los Angeles
  • Kenneth Marsten
    Kenneth Marsten
    associate editor (as Kenny Marsten)
  • Heather J. Morrison
    Heather J. Morrison
    assistant editor (as Heather Morrison)
  • Harry Muller
    Harry Muller
    color timer
  • Tim Safarik
    Tim Safarik
    colorist: dailies

Location Management

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  • Bass Hampton
    Bass Hampton
    location manager
  • Meg Lansaw
    Meg Lansaw
    location production assistant (as Margaret W. Lansaw)
  • Thomas Parris
    Thomas Parris
    assistant location manager (as Thomas Paris)
  • Rachael Tartell
    Rachael Tartell
    assistant location manager (as Rachael Tartel)

Music Department

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  • Johnny Britt
    Johnny Britt
    vocalist
  • Linda Cohen
    Linda Cohen
    music supervisor
  • Laura Epstein
    Laura Epstein
    cello coach: New York
  • John Fee
    John Fee
    music preparation
  • Isobel Griffiths
    Isobel Griffiths
    orchestra contractor
  • James Horner
    James Horner
    executive charge of music
  • Mark Isham
    Mark Isham
    musician: piano solos
  • Lewis Jones
    Lewis Jones
    assistant music engineer
  • Zoe Keating
    Zoe Keating
    musician: cello
  • Philip Klein
    Philip Klein
    music preparation

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Thom Rainey
    Thom Rainey
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

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  • Justin Masters
    Justin Masters
    driver
  • Lance Owens
    Lance Owens
    driver: Queen Latifah (as Lancelot Owens)
  • Scott Siler
    Scott Siler
    transportation captain (as Russell Scott Siler)
  • Tim J. Walters
    Tim J. Walters
    transportation coordinator
  • Russell l Byrd
    Russell l Byrd
    driver: cast (uncredited)
  • Alan Hilburn Jr.
    Alan Hilburn Jr.
    driver generator operator (uncredited)
  • Linda Pickett
    Linda Pickett
    driver (uncredited)
  • Kim Smallwood
    Kim Smallwood
    transportation (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Mark A. Alcala
    Mark A. Alcala
    security: Queen Latifah
  • Ryan Bennett
    Ryan Bennett
    production assistant (as Ryan 'Flash' Bennett)
  • LaWanda Black
    LaWanda Black
    executive assistant: Queen Latifah (as La Wanda Black aka 'LB')
  • Jen Brett
    Jen Brett
    production secretary
  • Cassandra Butcher
    Cassandra Butcher
    unit publicist
  • Jan Cerwonka
    Jan Cerwonka
    studio teacher
  • Michele Cusick
    Michele Cusick
    production assistant
  • Jack Dubnicek
    Jack Dubnicek
    assistant: Lauren Shuler Donner
  • Philippe Gallichet
    Philippe Gallichet
    caterer: Cinema Catering (as Phillipe Gallichet)
  • Reva Grantham
    Reva Grantham
    craft service

Thanks

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  • Johnny Griffin
    Johnny Griffin
    the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
  • Bill Lewis
    Bill Lewis
    the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
  • Guy J. Louthan
    Guy J. Louthan
    the producers wish to thank for their assistance
  • Paul Sanchez
    Paul Sanchez
    the producers wish to thank for their assistance
  • Bill Vassar
    Bill Vassar
    the producers wish to thank: for their assistance
Crew believed to be complete

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