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46 cast members

Name	Known for
Yolanda Adams Self Self See fewer	The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Laila Ali Self Self See fewer	Falcon Rising (2014)
Debbie Allen Self Self See fewer	Fame (1982)
Erykah Badu Self Self See fewer	The Cider House Rules (1999)
Ricky Bell Self (as New Edition) Self (as New Edition) See fewer	Girls Trip (2017)
Yasiin Bey Self (as Mos Def) Self (as Mos Def) See fewer	The Italian Job (2003)
Beyoncé Self (as Beyoncé Knowles) Self (as Beyoncé Knowles) See fewer	Dreamgirls (2006)
Michael Bivins Self (as New Edition) Self (as New Edition) See fewer	Mo' Money (1992)
Mary J. Blige Self Self See fewer	Mudbound (2017)
J. Anthony Brown Self Self See fewer	xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Dave Chappelle Self Self See fewer	Chappelle's Show (2003)
Common Self Self See fewer	John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Suzanne De Passe Self Self See fewer	Lonesome Dove (1989)
Ronnie DeVoe Self (as New Edition) Self (as New Edition) See fewer	Mo' Money (1992)
Taye Diggs Self Self See fewer	House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Charles S. Dutton Self (as Charles Dutton) Self (as Charles Dutton) See fewer	Gothika (2003)
Kimberly Elise Self Self See fewer	Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Kim Fields Self Self See fewer	The Facts of Life (1979)
Vivica A. Fox Self Self See fewer	Independence Day (1996)
Doug E. Fresh Self Self See fewer	Face/Off (1997)
Tyrese Gibson Self (as Tyrese) Self (as Tyrese) See fewer	Baby Boy (2001)
Johnny Gill Self (as New Edition) Self (as New Edition) See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Steve Harvey Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
Freddie Jackson Self Self See fewer	Top Five (2014)
Wyclef Jean Self Self See fewer	Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Tamala Jones Self Self See fewer	Blue Streak (1999)
Tom Joyner Self Self See fewer	Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Talib Kweli Self Self See fewer	Superbad (2007)
Kimberley Locke Self Self See fewer	American Idol (2002)
MC Lyte Self Self See fewer	Girls Trip (2017)
Donnie McClurkin Self Self See fewer	The Ladykillers (2004)
Mo'Nique Self Self See fewer	Precious (II) (2009)
Monica Self Self See fewer	Big Momma's House (2000)
Jamia Simone Nash Self Self See fewer	August Rush (2007)
Queen Latifah Self Self See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Lionel Richie Self Self See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Holly Robinson Peete Self Self See fewer	21 Jump Street (1987)
Rodney Saulsberry Announcer Announcer See fewer	The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
Jill Scott Self Self See fewer	Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
Susan L. Taylor Self Self See fewer	Living Single (1993)
Ralph E. Tresvant Self (as New Edition) Self (as New Edition) See fewer	The New Edition Story (2017)
Terri J. Vaughn Self Self See fewer	The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
Charlie Wilson Themselves Themselves See fewer	Boss Level (2020)
Mary Wilson Self Self See fewer	Golden Shoes (2015)
BeBe Winans Self Self See fewer	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
CeCe Winans Self Self See fewer	White Men Can't Jump (1992)