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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

1h 34min

Drama

Music

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.

Production Companies

Escape Artists

Mundy Lane Entertainment

Cast

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
Chloe Davis

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Mayte Natalio

Mayte Natalio

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Johanna Elmina Moise

Johanna Elmina Moise

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Onyxx Noel

Onyxx Noel

Ma Rainey's Dancer
LaWanda Hopkins

LaWanda Hopkins

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Sierra Stewart

Sierra Stewart

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Malaiyka Reid

Malaiyka Reid

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Catherine Foster

Catherine Foster

Ma Rainey's Dancer
Antonio Fierro

Antonio Fierro

Laborer (uncredited)
Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

Chicago Worker (uncredited)

Release date

25th Nov 2020

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English