Cast of "What's Love Got To Do With It" Quiz

Answer: Laurence Fishburne

Fishburne, born on July 30th, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, was cast as Ike Turner, Sr. Ike was a singer and he went to Nutbush, Tennessee one day to perform. During the performance, he asked a woman named Anna Mae Bullock to come sing with him and he was impressed by her beautiful voice. Ike offered Anna the opportunity to be in his band and Anne Mae agreed to be a part of it. Anna Mae Bullock changed her name to Tina Turner. Ike and Tina fell in love and eventually got married. Marital bliss was fine at the beginning but Ike soon began abusing Tina, both verbally and physically. Midway through the movie, Tina was seen recording a song called "Nutbush City Limits" and Ike informed her she was singing it wrong. Ike slapped Tina and then raped her (In real life, Ike Turner claimed he never once raped Tina while they were married). One evening, Ike and Tina were set to perform a concert and Ike fell asleep in his and Tina's hotel room. Tina was seen bolting from the room while Ike slept. Shortly after this, Ike and Tina were in court to finalize their divorce.

In Ike's final scene, he went to see Tina right before she was set to perform and mentioned the possibility getting back together with her. Tina told him absolutely not and that many people were out there waiting for her. We learned right before the closing credits that Ike was arrested on drug related charges and served a prison sentence. Fishburne starred in the films "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors", "Apocalypse Now" and "The Color Purple". In 1994, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role of Ike Turner, Sr. in "What's Love Got To Do With It" but lost to Tom Hanks for "Philadelphia". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year were Daniel Day-Lewis for "In the Name of the Father", Anthony Hopkins for "The Remains of the Day" and Liam Neeson for "Schindler's List".

Answer: Angela Bassett

Bassett, a native of New York City, portrayed Tina Turner. Tina was born Anna Mae Bullock and became excited at the opportunity to be a member of Ike Turner's band. Ike and Tina eventually named their band "The Ike and Tina Revue" and became a huge hit. Throughout the movie, Tina was seen singing songs such as "Shake a Tail Feather", "River Deep, Mountain High" and her signature tune, "What's Love Got To Do With It". Tina also was shown playing in concerts in cities such as London and San Francisco.

In a pivotal scene in the movie, Ike and Tina rode in a limousine from the airport and Ike started to abuse her but Tina fought back. When Tina ran away from Ike that evening, she went to a nearby hotel and asked the clerk if she could speak to the manager.

She told the manager she had gotten into a fight with Ike and was set to perform that evening with him but she did not want to do it and she would like a hotel room. She informed him she had some change on her and a mobile card but promised to pay him the full amount of the room once she could get the funds to do it.

The manager informed her it was unnecessary and that he would give her the room free of charge. While in court getting a divorce from Ike, Tina requested that all assets be given to Ike so long as she could keep her stage name. The judge granted her request despite Ike's objections. Tina was next seen speaking to a manager about wanting to launch a record as a solo artist and that she wanted to sing more upbeat songs that she did not have the chance to do while performing with Ike. In Tina's final scene, she went out to perform her most famous song, "What's Love Got To Do With It". The film ended with the real Tina Turner seen singing "What's Love Got To Do With It" while the film highlighted some fun facts about her solo career. Bassett was seen in the movies "Akeelah and the Bee", "The Score" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back". In 1994, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role of Tina Turner in "What's Love Got To Do With It" but lost to Holly Hunter for "The Piano". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actress in a Leading Role that year were Stockard Channing for "Six Degrees of Separation", Emma Thompson for "The Remains of the Day" and Debra Winger for "Shadowlands".

Answer: Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

Kelly played a young Anna Mae Bullock in a small role in this movie. Young Anna Mae was from Nutbush and was first seen attending church where she sang with the rest of the church members. The lady who led the members in song asked Anna not to sing so loudly but she refused to listen to her.

The lady escorted Anna Mae out of the church and she was seen walking back to her home. Young Anna Mae frequently sang songs to show off her beautiful voice and hoped to one day become a singer. Anna Mae was saddened when her mother went away and was told she would never come back.

It was revealed that Anna Mae's mother left to get away from her abusive husand. Kelly guest starred on the TV series "City of Angels", "ER" and "Roseanne".

Answer: Cora Lee Day

Day landed the small role of Georgiana. Georgiana was Anna Mae's grandmother and was first seen speaking to her daughter, Anna Mae's mother, when the latter decided to leave her abusive husband. Georgiana told her daughter that she could not leave Anna Mae at the home with her abusive father so she asked her mother to take care of Anna Mae. Anna Mae and Georgiana spoke about Anna Mae's mother leaving and Georgiana informed her she would stay with her. Anna Mae cried about the fact that her mother took her sister, Alline, with her but not her but Georgiana told Anna Mae that everything would be okay. Day was seen in the films "Fun with Dick and Jane" (1977), "One Good Cop" and "Daughters of the Dust".

Answer: Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Stickney, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, was cast as Alline Bullock. Alline was Anna Mae's sister and she was first seen in St. Louis in 1958 with her mother while they both waited for Anna Mae's bus to arrive. When Anna Mae got off, Alline was excited to see her sister again. Alline was seen carrying Anna Mae's big brown bag she brought with her on the bus ride.

As Alline, Zelma and Anna Mae walked down the street to get to Zelma's house, Anna informed Alline that she kept all the letters which Alline had sent her.

While at Zelma's home, Alline asked Zelma if she could borrow some of her new perfume and Zelma told her she could. Stickney starred in the films "Die Hard: With a Vengeance", "New Jack City" and "My Teacher's Wife".

Answer: Jenifer Lewis

Lewis, born in 1957 in Kinloch, Missouri, played Zelma Bullock. Zelma was happy to see Anna Mae again when they reunited at a bus stop in St. Louis in 1958. Zelma commented to Anne Mae that she looked like nothing but skin and bones. Anna Mae was hesitant at first to hug her mom but eventually gave Zelma a hug. Zelma asked Anna if she had a good ride and Anna responded that the bus ride went well. Zelma also inquired whether Anna brought any bags so Anna pointed to a big brown bag she had.

In the next scene, Zelma was seen with Anna Mae and Alline in her home and she apologized to Anna Mae for missing Georgiana's funeral. Zelma and Anna Mae sat down to have a talk and Zelma said she was too young at the time to understand why she left her when she was a young girl. Anna Mae informed her that Alline was not too much older than her and she left with Zelma. Zelma informed Anna Mae that she was not going to live in her home and make her feel bad. Lewis had guest starring stints on the TV shows "Boston Legal", "Time of Your Life" and "Moesha".

Answer: Vanessa Bell Calloway

Calloway, born on March 20th, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, portrayed Jackie. Jackie was a member of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue but she clashed with Ike on many occasions. There was one instance when Jackie, Ike, Tina and Fross were in a diner one day having lunch and Jackie told Ike to give Tina some space. Ike then physically abused both Jackie and Tina and this upset Jackie so much that she walked out of the diner.

She yelled back at Tina that no man would ever abuse her and shortly afterwards left the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. Midway through the movie, Jackie and Tina reunited and they spoke about Ike. Tina informed Jackie that she understood her concerns regarding Ike but felt as if she could not just walk out on him but Jackie encouraged her to not let him hurt her.

There were a couple scenes where Tina and Jackie were seen chanting some Buddhist verses. Calloway had guest starring appearances on the TV series "Dexter" and "Cold Case". From 1985 to 1987, she portrayed Yvonne Caldwell on the ABC soap opera "All My Children".

Answer: Chi McBride

McBride, born in 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, landed the role of Fross. Fross was involved with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue and was seen at a party they held. When the room got a little quiet, Ike asked Fross to get everyone to quiet down so Fross tapped on a drinking glass to get everyone's attention. Ike mentioned they would all be going on a tour and that he did not want them to mess up during the tour. Fross was seen throughout the movie attending events with the band. Near the beginning of the movie, there was a scene where Lorraine injured herself and Ike called for Fross.

He instructed Fross to call an ambulance, which Fross did. McBride had roles in the movies "The Brothers Solomon", "Gone in Sixty Seconds" and "The Distinguished Gentlemen".

Answer: Penny Johnson

Johnson was cast as Lorraine Taylor. Lorraine was Ike's girlfriend at the time he asked Tina to be a member of his band. She was seen telling Ike that she was tired and then went into another room where Ike followed her so they could talk in private. Someone commented that Ike seemed attracted to Tina but she insisted that Ike was in a committed relationship with Lorraine.

This was when Jackie told Tina that Lorraine was Ike's "last gig" since he always booked ahead. In a subsequent scene, Tina was asleep and awakened by Lorraine, who held her at gunpoint. Tina told Lorraine to not do anything dangerous so Lorraine put her gun down and commented that Tina was not worth the bullet in her gun. Lorraine then walked to her bedroom and shot herself, but she survived. Ike and Lorraine had two children together, Ike, Jr. and Michael, both of whom were in the movie. Johnson guest starred on the TV shows "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service", "Bones" and "24".

Answer: Khandi Alexander

Alexander, born on September 4th, 1957 in New York City, played Darlene. Darlene was a member of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue and was seen one day going to a hair salon with many of the female members of the band. The ladies got their hair done, which included Tina having hers bleached. Someone commented at the salon that Tina's appetite had increased as of late and Darlene stated that she noticed that about Tina as well.

The stylist who worked on Tina then noticed that a small part of Tina's hair had fallen out so she sat up and grabbed at her hair.

More hair started to come out so Darlene and the other ladies went to console Tina. In Darlene's next scene, she was seen with a couple other ladies of the band singing back-up for Tina for the song "Rock Me Baby" at an event. Alexander was seen in guest starring roles in the TV series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Third Watch". From 2002 to 2008, she portrayed Dr. Alexx Woods on "CSI: Miami".