Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

It would be an empty world without the blues.

2020 1h 33mDir. George C. Wolfe
6.6/ 10
DramaMusic

Overview

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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Cast & Crew

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos

Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

C

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer

M

Mayte Natalio

Ma Rainey's Dancer

J

Johanna Elmina Moise

Ma Rainey's Dancer

O

Onyxx Noel

Ma Rainey's Dancer

L

LaWanda Hopkins

Ma Rainey's Dancer

S

Sierra Stewart

Ma Rainey's Dancer

M

Malaiyka Reid

Ma Rainey's Dancer

C

Catherine Foster

Ma Rainey's Dancer

A

Antonio Fierro

Laborer (uncredited)

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