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2. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › awardsTransforming Viola Davis into Ma Rainey meant staying away ...

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   Apr 13, 2021 · April 13, 2021 7 AM PT. Given Viola Davis’ near-perfect straight white teeth and smooth skin, it’s no small feat morphing the actress into early 20th century blues singer Ma Rainey in George C ...

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     MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM Trailer (2020) Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman Drama Movie

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     Viola Davis: 'Freeing' to play blues singer Ma Rainey

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4. www.oprahdaily.com › a34977203 › who-is-ma-raineyWho Is Ma Rainey? Viola Davis's New Movie Honors a Real Figure

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   Dec 18, 2020 · The real Ma Rainey passed away in 1939. But when Viola Davis transformed into the legendary blues singer to film a concert sequence for Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, a crowd of 300 extras—all Pittsburgh natives—responded as if she were the legend herself, brought back to life. "When Davis came on stage for the first time and the music ...

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5. www.purewow.com › news › viola-davis-ma-rainey-photoSee Viola Davis's Tribute to the Real Ma Rainey - PureWow

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   Dec 21, 2020 · Viola Davis is honoring the blues legend who inspired one of her most recent movie roles. On Instagram, the actress shared a vintage snap of Ma Rainey, the famous singer that she portrays in Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (which, FYI, is officially in the top 10 movies on Netflix). Davis captioned the black-and-white headshot, "We are ...

6. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 2020Inside Viola Davis’s Swaggering Transformation Into Blues ...

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   Dec 21, 2020 · Viola Davis’s Ma Rainey alongside her love interest, Dussie Mae (Taylour Paige). “In my mind, it was Dussie Mae that helped Ma with her makeup because I think they do have that intimacy ...

7. www.vulture.com › 2021 › 04How Ma Rainey’s Hair and Makeup Team Transformed Viola Davis

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   Apr 21, 2021 · Ma Rainey. ’s Oscar-Nominated Hair and Makeup Team Transformed Viola Davis. Predominantly set over the course of one sweltering July day in Chicago, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a fictionalized ...

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8. www.indiewire.com › features › generalViola Davis Details 'Ma Rainey' Transformation: 200 Pounds ...

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   Oct 1, 2020 · Viola Davis Details ‘Ma Rainey’ Transformation, Inspired by Aretha Franklin: ‘I Wanted That Body’. "I tried to gain as much as I could but she was really big, close to 300 pounds," Davis ...

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   Did Viola Davis become Ma Rainey in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'?

   • Given Viola Davis’ near-perfect straight white teeth and smooth skin, it’s no small feat morphing the actress into early 20th century blues singer Ma Rainey in George C. Wolfe’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, ” especially as there are only a handful of images of her in circulation.

   How Viola Davis transformed into Ma Rainey - Los Angeles Times

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   Will Viola Davis win Best Actress for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’?

   • The actress did, however, win Best Supporting Actress in 2017 for the film version of the August Wilson play “Fences.” And this year, she could finally bag Best Actress for playing the title character in another Wilson adaptation, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”

   Viola Davis could make Oscar history with Ma Rainey’s

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   Did Viola Davis lose 15 pounds in 'Ma Rainey'?

   • For ‘Ma Rainey’ Viola Davis' trainer Gabriela Mclain has revealed the exact workouts that helped the Oscar winner shed 15 pounds after a recent movie role. Viola Davis delivered one of the greatest performances of 2020 as blues legend Ma Rainey in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

   Viola Davis’ Trainer Reveals How Star Lost Weight After

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   Who plays Ma Rainey in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'?

   • Viola Davis stars in the title role of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” as the 1920s blues singer who did things her own way.

   How Viola Davis transformed into Ma Rainey - Los Angeles Times

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   What does Ma Rainey's makeup look like?

   • Ma Rainey’s smudged eye makeup and bright berry rouge reflected what was available at the time, said Anoff (who previously worked with Ma Rainey co-producer Denzel Washington on his 2016 adaptation of August Wilson’s Fences).

   Inside Viola Davis’s Swaggering Transformation Into Blues

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   Is Viola Davis the mother of the Blues?

   • This is our first glimpse of Viola Davis as the “mother of the blues”: eyes rimmed in petrol-colored grease, a matted horsehair wig, and gold teeth flashing in the low light. To call it an embodiment feels like a tame understatement, given the level of overripe decadence onstage. Davis—thick with hidden padding, molten with sweat—is incandescent.

   Inside Viola Davis’s Swaggering Transformation Into Blues

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10. www.them.us › story › viola-davis-ma-rainey-black-bottomSee a Glorious First Look at Viola Davis in "Ma Rainey's ...

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    Oct 1, 2020 · Boseman passed away on August 28 following a four-year battle with colon cancer. The preview images were unveiled Wednesday, ahead of the film’s December 18 release. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom features Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis as Ma Rainey, a Black, queer Blues singer who was among of the first to pioneer the genre in the 1920s.