Halle Berry as Zola Taylor Vivica A. Fox as Elizabeth Waters Lela Rochon as Emira Eagle Larenz Tate as Frankie Lymon Little Richard as Himself Click the cast members' names below to read their filmographies from the Internet Movie Database. Halle Berry recently starred opposite Warren Beatty in "Bulworth" and in the highly rated ABC miniseries "The Wedding." Berry continues her association with Revlon as an International Spokesperson. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Berry won a number of beauty crowns before embarking on an acting career. She made her critically praised film debut in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever" as a streetwise crack addict. Her next roles were in Warner Bros.' "Strictly Business" and "The Last Boy Scout," and in "Boomerang" with Eddie Murphy. Berry played the title role in Alex Hayley's miniseries, "Queen," the highest-rated sequel in television history, for which she won the NAACP Image Award for Best Actress and the Best Newcomer Award from the Hollywood Women's Press Organization. Her other credits include "Losing Isaiah," opposite Jessica Lange, and the Queen of Sheba in the Showtime production of "Solomon and Sheba" opposite Jimmy Smits, as well as "Race the Sun," "Executive Decision" (for which she won the Blockbuster Award for Best Actress in an Action Drama), the international hit "The Flintstones," "The Rich Man's Wife" and "B.A.P.S.," for director Robert Townsend. The Harvard Foundation at Harvard University honored Berry as Cultural Artist of the Year in March of 1998. Berry next plans to star in and produce, with her manager Vincent Cirrincione, a movie about Dorothy Dandridge for HBO in the fall of 1998. Vivica A. Fox most recently appeared in "Soul Food," following her appearance in the worldwide hit "Batman & Robin" and in the broad comedy "Booty Call." In 1996, she impressed audiences with her performance in Roland Emmerich's massively successful science-fiction adventure, "Independence Day." Fox's first film role was in Oliver Stone's drama "Born on the Fourth of July," followed by a starring role opposite Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett in F. Gary Gray's powerful "Set It Off." On television, Fox was a series regular on "Living Dolls" and "Out All Night." Fox now stars in her own television series, "Getting Personal," on Fox Network. A native of South Bend, Indiana, Fox moved to California to attend college and later modeled in New York City. Lela Rochon was most recently seen in the critically praised "The Big Hit," with Mark Wahlberg and Lou Diamond Phillips, and "Gang Related," starring Jim Belushi and the late Tupac Shakur. Before that, she starred opposite Chris O'Donnell and Gene Hackman in "The Chamber." Rochon earned critical and popular praise, as well as an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, for her starring role in the hit "Waiting to Exhale." Rochon made her film debut in "Harlem Nights" opposite Eddie Murphy and appeared with him again in "Boomerang." On television, she starred opposite Timothy Hutton in Showtime's "Mr. and Mrs. Loving," and in the Emmy-nominated ABC telefilm "The Ruby Bridges Story." Rochon began her acting career while still enrolled in college, appearing in music videos for Lionel Richie and Luther Vandross. She made her television debut in ABC's "A Bunny's Tale"; her other early TV appearances include roles in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Roc," "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper," "Homefront" and HBO's "Tales From the Crypt." Larenz Tate earned a Best Actor NAACP Image Award nomination for his role in Theodore Witcher's "love jones." Having recently starred in "The Postman," directed by and starring Kevin Costner, Tate made his motion-picture debut in Allen and Albert Hughes' "Menace II Society," followed by starring roles in Matty Rich's "The Inkwell" and the Hughes brothers' "Dead Presidents." On television, Tate starred in the critically acclaimed Fox series "South Central," and the CBS series "Royal Family." A native of Chicago, Tate and his brothers Larron and Lahmard studied music, theater and art at the Inner City Cultural Center, which led to Larenz' professional acting debut in an episode of "The Twilight Zone -- The Series." Little Richard is a perennial in the pantheon of American contemporary music and one of the seminal figures in the establishment of rock'n'roll. He was born and raised in Macon, Georgia and began singing in his church choir as a child. After making his breakthrough with "Tutti Frutti" Penniman continued his series of smash hits with "Long Tall Sally," "Rip It Up," "Lucille," "Jenny, Jenny," "Keep A-Knockin,'" "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "Ooh! My Soul." By 1968, he had sold more than 32 million records around the world. After a self-imposed hiatus from show business, Little Richard returned to performing in 1985, appearing in the film "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," where he launched the hit single "Great Gosh A-Mighty." He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and has performed, recorded and acted virtually non-stop since then. In 1990 Little Richard received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; in 1993, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; and in 1994 he performed at President Clinton's inaugural gala in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Little Richard was presented with the Award of Merit at the 1997 American Music Awards in recognition of his contributions to and influence on the music world. About the filmmakers...