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- Viola Davis transforms into the Mother of the Blues for her award-winning role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — and while she delivers a powerhouse performance, former Ikette and soul singer Maxayn Lewis is the unsung hero of the film.
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Apr 20, 2021 · Viola Davis transforms into the Mother of the Blues for her award-winning role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — and while she delivers a powerhouse performance, former Ikette and soul singer...
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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...
Dec 22, 2020 · Netflix. Viola Davis stars in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as the titular Ma Rainey, a talented jazz singer, but is it really her behind all those songs? Here's what you need to know.
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: Directed by George C. Wolfe. With Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman. Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
Dec 18, 2020 · Movies. Reviews. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom gives Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman a stunning showcase. The Netflix drama, adapted from August Wilson’s play, is a brilliantly...
Apr 16, 2021 · From her very first strut in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Viola Davis’s vision of the eponymous blues singer can see nearly anything and everything coming from a mile away. Are those...