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  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film)
  • 2020 film by George C. Wolfe

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American musical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film)

    Ma_Rainey's_Black_Bottom_(film)

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  • 1982 play by August Wilson

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 1982 play by August Wilson, set in a recording studio in 1920s Chicago, during a recording session of the titular song by

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Ma_Rainey's_Black_Bottom

  • Ma Rainey
  • American blues singer (1886–1939)

    Rider Blues" (1925), the blues standard "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (1927), and "Soon This Morning" (1927). Rainey also collaborated with Thomas Dorsey, Tampa

    Ma Rainey

    Ma Rainey

    Ma_Rainey

  • Black Bottom (dance)
  • Dance

    "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom", a 1920s blues song by Ma Rainey, makes obvious allusions to the dance but is not itself dance music. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Black Bottom (dance)

    Black Bottom (dance)

    Black_Bottom_(dance)

  • Chadwick Boseman
  • American actor (1976–2020)

    death from the illness in 2020. For his final film role, the drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), he received the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards

    Chadwick Boseman

    Chadwick Boseman

    Chadwick_Boseman

  • August Wilson
  • American playwright (1945–2005)

    each of which won Wilson the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988). In 2006, Wilson was

    August Wilson

    August_Wilson

  • Harry Lennix
  • American actor (born 1964)

    2026). "'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' reviewed by Julia W. Rath with a second look by Paul Lisnek". Around the Town Chicago. "'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Returns

    Harry Lennix

    Harry Lennix

    Harry_Lennix

  • Taylour Paige
  • American actress (born 1990)

    year, Paige had a supporting role as Dussie Mae in the drama film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which was met with critical acclaim and earned her an NAACP Image

    Taylour Paige

    Taylour Paige

    Taylour_Paige

  • Robert Judd (actor)
  • American actor

    the piano player in the original production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. As a young man, Judd served in the United States Navy. After leaving

    Robert Judd (actor)

    Robert_Judd_(actor)

  • List of awards and nominations received by Chadwick Boseman
  • final films were Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods and George C. Wolfe's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. For the latter, he was nominated in the Best Actor category at

    List of awards and nominations received by Chadwick Boseman

    List of awards and nominations received by Chadwick Boseman

    List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Chadwick_Boseman

  • Thomas Jefferson Byrd
  • American actor (1950–2020)

    in a Play for his performance in the 2003 Broadway revival of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Byrd earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Morris

    Thomas Jefferson Byrd

    Thomas_Jefferson_Byrd

  • 93rd Academy Awards
  • Award ceremony for films of 2020 and 2021

    Picture. Other winners included The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mank, Soul and Sound of Metal with two awards each, and

    93rd Academy Awards

    93rd_Academy_Awards

  • The Pittsburgh Cycle
  • Ten-play play cycle written by August Wilson

    predominantly black cast in a different decade of the twentieth century. All but one—Ma Rainey's Black Bottom—take place in the historically black Hill District

    The Pittsburgh Cycle

    The_Pittsburgh_Cycle

  • O-T Fagbenle
  • English actor (born 1981)

    http://www.olivierawards.com/video/view/item358998/best-revival-ma-raineys-black-bottom/ Archived 3 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine olivierawards.com

    O-T Fagbenle

    O-T Fagbenle

    O-T_Fagbenle

  • Colman Domingo
  • American actor and playwright (born 1969)

    Butler (2013), Selma (2014), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), Zola (2021), The Color Purple (2023), and Michael (2026)

    Colman Domingo

    Colman Domingo

    Colman_Domingo

  • Glynn Turman
  • American actor (born 1947)

    fourth season of the FX black comedy crime drama series Fargo, and starred in the 2020 Netflix film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Turman was born in New York

    Glynn Turman

    Glynn Turman

    Glynn_Turman

  • Lou Myers (actor)
  • American actor (1935–2013)

    an original cast member of many August Wilson plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, and The Piano Lesson. He is perhaps best known as the

    Lou Myers (actor)

    Lou_Myers_(actor)

  • Viola Davis
  • American actress and producer (born 1965)

    housemaid in The Help (2011), and Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). On television, she became the first black actress to win the Primetime Emmy

    Viola Davis

    Viola Davis

    Viola_Davis

  • List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis
  • South in the drama The Help (2011), and the title role in drama Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). She was also BAFTA-nominated for her roles in the heist

    List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis

    List of awards and nominations received by Viola Davis

    List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Viola_Davis

  • Yvette Freeman
  • American actress, singer and director

    she played Ma Rainey, the "Mother of the Blues", in the Huntington Theatre Company production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. In 2000s, Freeman

    Yvette Freeman

    Yvette_Freeman

  • Anthony Mackie
  • American actor (born 1978)

    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, and Jitney – all part of "August Wilson's 20th Century"

    Anthony Mackie

    Anthony Mackie

    Anthony_Mackie

  • Jonny Coyne
  • Cypriot-British actor (born 1958)

    D'Daronique, which required him to wear a fatsuit. He appeared in 2020's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which was nominated for a SAG Ensemble Award. "Cyprus-born Star

    Jonny Coyne

    Jonny Coyne

    Jonny_Coyne

  • Colman Domingo on screen and stage
  • Beale Street Could Talk (2018). He gained acclaim for his roles in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), Zola (2021), Rustin (2023), The Color Purple (2023), and

    Colman Domingo on screen and stage

    Colman Domingo on screen and stage

    Colman_Domingo_on_screen_and_stage

  • Melanie La Barrie
  • Trinidadian actress and singer (born 1974)

    the ensemble of Ragtime in 2003. She was cast as Ma Rainey in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Liverpool Playhouse in 2004. In 2004–2005

    Melanie La Barrie

    Melanie La Barrie

    Melanie_La_Barrie

  • Ann Roth
  • American costume designer (born 1931)

    five times, winning two awards for The English Patient (1996) and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). She has also received four nominations for the BAFTA Award

    Ann Roth

    Ann Roth

    Ann_Roth

  • Lucian Msamati
  • British actor (born 1976)

    as Toledo in the National Theatre's revival of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom in 2016, Antonio Salieri in the National Theatre's revival of Amadeus

    Lucian Msamati

    Lucian Msamati

    Lucian_Msamati

  • Sharon D. Clarke
  • British actress and singer

    Cavendish, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, National Theatre, review: 'revelatory'", The Telegraph, 3 February 2016. Susannah Clapp, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom review

    Sharon D. Clarke

    Sharon D. Clarke

    Sharon_D._Clarke

  • Sandra Reaves-Phillips
  • American actress, writer and singer (1944–2023)

    She later performed in many stage productions, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Black and Blue, Blues in the Night, Harmony, American Dreams, Before

    Sandra Reaves-Phillips

    Sandra_Reaves-Phillips

  • Heather Simms
  • American actress (born 1970)

    in a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , A Raisin in the Sun and Gem of the Ocean. Her film credits includes

    Heather Simms

    Heather_Simms

  • Aleta Mitchell
  • American actress (1952–2026)

    age of 74. Theatre On Broadway, Mitchell played Dussie Mae in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at Cort Theatre (1984–1985). She also appeared in Off Broadway

    Aleta Mitchell

    Aleta Mitchell

    Aleta_Mitchell

  • 21st Annual Black Reel Awards
  • Film-industry awards in 2021

    first male to win the Black Reel Award "Triple-Crown" for Lead, Supporting and Breakthrough categories. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2 wins were historic as

    21st Annual Black Reel Awards

    21st_Annual_Black_Reel_Awards

  • 21 Bridges
  • 2019 American action thriller film by Brian Kirk

    death in August 2020. Boseman's last two films Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom were released on Netflix. The project was announced as 17 Bridges

    21 Bridges

    21_Bridges

  • Frederick Zollo
  • American producer, director (born 1953)

    Ross Les Liaisons Dangereuses The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 'night, Mother Angels in America A Steady Rain He was a producer

    Frederick Zollo

    Frederick Zollo

    Frederick_Zollo

  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • American actor and comedian (born 1955)

    Happened on the Way to the Forum (2002) and August Wilson's play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2003), and winning the Tony Award for Best Musical for producing

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi_Goldberg

  • Blair Underwood
  • American actor (born 1964)

    non-profit theatre group founded by Danny Glover, focusing on plays about the Black experience. He supported President Barack Obama's candidacy and spoke at

    Blair Underwood

    Blair Underwood

    Blair_Underwood

  • Michael Potts (actor)
  • American actor (born 1962)

    Mafala Hatimbi in the musical The Book of Mormon, and Slow Drag in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He also played Detective Gilbough in the first season of True

    Michael Potts (actor)

    Michael Potts (actor)

    Michael_Potts_(actor)

  • List of films about blues music
  • record them Black Snake Moan (2007) Honeydripper (2007) Cadillac Records (2008) Who Do You Love? (2008) Bessie (2015) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) Sinners

    List of films about blues music

    List_of_films_about_blues_music

  • Joe Seneca
  • American actor, singer and songwriter (1919–1996)

    but in the 1984 Broadway production of August Wilson's play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, he was asked to portray the old blues trombonist, Cutler. He learned

    Joe Seneca

    Joe Seneca

    Joe_Seneca

  • Benedict Wong
  • British actor (born 1971)

    Nominations: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', 'Minari', 'Nomadland' & 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Lead Field". Deadline. Retrieved 29 January 2021. Rosario, Alexandra

    Benedict Wong

    Benedict Wong

    Benedict_Wong

  • Charles S. Dutton
  • American actor, director and producer (born 1951)

    1983. In 1984, Dutton made his Broadway debut in August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, winning a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for

    Charles S. Dutton

    Charles S. Dutton

    Charles_S._Dutton

  • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
  • Canadian actress (born 2001)

    Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', 'Minari', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived

    Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

    Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

    Maitreyi_Ramakrishnan

  • The Half of It
  • 2020 film by Alice Wu

    Nominations: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', 'Minari', 'Nomadland' & 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Lead Field". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on

    The Half of It

    The_Half_of_It

  • Brandee Evans
  • American actress and choreographer

    Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List With 'Bridgerton', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' & 'Da 5 Bloods'". Schwartz, Ryan (January 12, 2023). "NAACP Image

    Brandee Evans

    Brandee_Evans

  • Timothy Bond (professor)
  • American theater director

    Albert Hackett) – director. at Archbold Theater Syracuse Stage Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2008 by August Wilson) – director. at Archbold Theater Syracuse

    Timothy Bond (professor)

    Timothy Bond (professor)

    Timothy_Bond_(professor)

  • Mark Ricker
  • American art director and production designer

    Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He has also been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards in

    Mark Ricker

    Mark_Ricker

  • List of awards and nominations received by Colman Domingo
  • for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In 2020, for his role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom he received Screen Actors Guild Award and Independent Spirit Award

    List of awards and nominations received by Colman Domingo

    List of awards and nominations received by Colman Domingo

    List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Colman_Domingo

  • Theresa Merritt
  • American actress (1922–1998)

    productions but gained fame later in life when she starred as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, for which she earned a Tony Award nomination, and The Wiz

    Theresa Merritt

    Theresa_Merritt

  • Stephen McKinley Henderson
  • American actor (born 1949)

    adaptation. On Broadway, he performed in Drowning Crow, the revival of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and the premiere of King Hedley II. Henderson is recognized as

    Stephen McKinley Henderson

    Stephen McKinley Henderson

    Stephen_McKinley_Henderson

  • Larry M. Cherry
  • American hairstylist

    Academy Film Award in the category Best Makeup and Hair for the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Cherry died on January 4, 2026, at the age of 69. At the 98th

    Larry M. Cherry

    Larry_M._Cherry

  • Denzel Washington on screen and stage
  • Dave (June 19, 2019). "Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman Starring in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' for Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on December

    Denzel Washington on screen and stage

    Denzel Washington on screen and stage

    Denzel_Washington_on_screen_and_stage

  • Leonard Jackson (actor)
  • American actor (1928–2013)

    years later, Jackson returned to Broadway for the premiere of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which ran for 276 performances and was chosen "Best Play" by the

    Leonard Jackson (actor)

    Leonard_Jackson_(actor)

  • 74th British Academy Film Awards
  • 2021 film award ceremony

    beating out expected posthumous nominee Chadwick Boseman (for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom); though he was not present when his win was announced, Hopkins

    74th British Academy Film Awards

    74th_British_Academy_Film_Awards

  • Matt DeCaro
  • American actor (1956–2026)

    time of his death, he was part of the cast for a production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. DeCaro lived in the Bridgeport neighborhood

    Matt DeCaro

    Matt_DeCaro

  • Diana Stoughton
  • American set decorator

    film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020; co-nominated with Mark Ricker and Karen O'Hara) Axelrod, Joshua (March 25, 2021). "'Ma Rainey'

    Diana Stoughton

    Diana_Stoughton

  • Clint Dyer
  • English actor, director, and playwright

    Perseverance Drive and The Royale (Bush Theatre, 2014 and 2015); Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (National Theatre, 2016); and The Kid Stays in the Picture (Royal

    Clint Dyer

    Clint Dyer

    Clint_Dyer

  • Jeremy Swift
  • British actor (born 1960)

    2013". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 29 March 2021. "SAG Awards: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Minari' Top Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 February

    Jeremy Swift

    Jeremy Swift

    Jeremy_Swift

  • Dominic Cooke
  • English director and writer (born 1966)

    Best Revival for The Crucible in 2007, he won Best Revival for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in 2016, Best Musical Revival for Follies in 2018, and, in 2013

    Dominic Cooke

    Dominic_Cooke

  • 36th Independent Spirit Awards
  • US film awards ceremony in 2021

    Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', 'Minari', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved

    36th Independent Spirit Awards

    36th_Independent_Spirit_Awards

  • Judas and the Black Messiah
  • 2021 film by Shaka King

    February 28, 2021. "Costume Designer Guild Nominations Include 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' 'Emma,' 'Promising Young Woman' – IndieWire". March 4, 2021. Retrieved

    Judas and the Black Messiah

    Judas_and_the_Black_Messiah

  • Clarke Peters
  • American actor, writer, and director (born 1952)

    appeared in Driving Miss Daisy, The Wiz, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Carmen Jones, and The Amen Corner. In September 2011, Peters appeared

    Clarke Peters

    Clarke Peters

    Clarke_Peters

  • Tendo Nagenda
  • American film executive, producer (born 1975)

    well as diverse content. During this time he oversaw Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Hillbilly Elegy, The Harder They Fall, The Gray Man, and Glass

    Tendo Nagenda

    Tendo_Nagenda

  • George C. Wolfe
  • American director, playwright, and producer (born 1954)

    an educator, and Costello Wolfe, a government clerk. He attended an all-black public school (a Rosenwald school) where his mother taught. He is interviewed

    George C. Wolfe

    George C. Wolfe

    George_C._Wolfe

  • 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • Award ceremony for performances of 2020

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for

    27th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    27th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards

  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson
  • American actor and screenwriter (born 1956)

    (2013). He served as a writer for the Netflix film adaptation of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America

    Ruben Santiago-Hudson

    Ruben Santiago-Hudson

    Ruben_Santiago-Hudson

  • Hannah Waddingham
  • English actress, singer, and television presenter (born 1974)

    Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2024. "SAG Awards: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Minari' Top Film Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 4 February

    Hannah Waddingham

    Hannah Waddingham

    Hannah_Waddingham

  • Antonio Fargas
  • American actor (born 1946)

    He played the part of Toledo in a revival of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in 2006. He had a regular

    Antonio Fargas

    Antonio Fargas

    Antonio_Fargas

  • LaRoyce Hawkins
  • American actor (born 1988)

    college play, he starred as Toledo from the August Wilson production Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. While in college, he landed his first major motion picture role

    LaRoyce Hawkins

    LaRoyce Hawkins

    LaRoyce_Hawkins

  • 2020 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
  • Annual US film awards ceremony

    – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Runner-up: Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal Best Actress: Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman Runner-up: Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's

    2020 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

    2020_Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Awards

  • John M. Watson Sr.
  • American actor

    Later that year, he took a role as Cutler, the bandleader in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. The play became the highest grossing play in Chicago that year

    John M. Watson Sr.

    John_M._Watson_Sr.

  • Tamara Lawrance
  • British actress (born 1994)

    She was then on stage, as Ma Rainey's girlfriend Dussie Mae in the 2016 revival of August Wilson's play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at the National Theatre

    Tamara Lawrance

    Tamara_Lawrance

  • Carrie Fisher
  • American actress and writer (1956–2016)

    have cyclothymia)". BBC. Archived from the original on November 4, 2007. Ma, Lybi. "Interview: The Fisher Queen". Psychology Today. Retrieved May 31,

    Carrie Fisher

    Carrie Fisher

    Carrie_Fisher

  • I May Destroy You
  • British black comedy-drama television series

    Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' 'Minari,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved

    I May Destroy You

    I May Destroy You

    I_May_Destroy_You

  • Carol Burnett
  • American comedian and actress (born 1933)

    William Warfield (1984) The Words of Gandhi – Ben Kingsley (1985) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – Mike Berniker (producer) & the Original Broadway Cast (1986)

    Carol Burnett

    Carol Burnett

    Carol_Burnett

  • Angela Bassett filmography
  • information. Morse, Ben (November 22, 2016). "Angela Bassett Boards Marvel's Black Panther". Marvel. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved

    Angela Bassett filmography

    Angela Bassett filmography

    Angela_Bassett_filmography

  • Karen O'Hara
  • American set decorator

    was additionally nominated three times, for The Color of Money Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and The Fabelmans. Code of Silence (1985) One More Saturday Night

    Karen O'Hara

    Karen_O'Hara

  • Joshua Harto
  • American actor, television producer and writer (born 1979)

    2017 The Last Word Focus Group Man 1 2019 American Sausage Standoff Hank 2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Policeman 2024 Space Cadet Captain Elvis Popowski

    Joshua Harto

    Joshua_Harto

  • Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
  • Broadway theater in Manhattan, New York

    "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Broadway @ Royale Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved November 19, 2021. The Broadway League (February 6, 2003). "Ma Rainey's Black

    Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

    Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

    Bernard_B._Jacobs_Theatre

  • Richard Harris
  • Irish actor and singer (1930–2002)

    William Warfield (1984) The Words of Gandhi – Ben Kingsley (1985) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – Mike Berniker (producer) & the Original Broadway Cast (1986)

    Richard Harris

    Richard Harris

    Richard_Harris

  • Don Cheadle
  • American actor (born 1964)

    roles as Marty Kaan in House of Lies (2012–2016) and Maurice Monroe in Black Monday (2019–2021). He was further Emmy-nominated for The Rat Pack (1998)

    Don Cheadle

    Don Cheadle

    Don_Cheadle

  • James Whitmore
  • American actor (1921–2009)

    Next Voice You Hear, Above and Beyond, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Oklahoma!, Black Like Me, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Give 'em

    James Whitmore

    James Whitmore

    James_Whitmore

  • Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
  • Ghanaian-British actor

    Wilson's plays as personal favourites. In 2006 he played Levee In Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, then

    Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

    Kobna_Holdbrook-Smith

  • Leland Gantt
  • American actor and writer

    moving to New York, Gantt appeared in Broadway productions of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Fences, Richard III, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Gem of the

    Leland Gantt

    Leland_Gantt

  • Sidney Poitier
  • Bahamian-American actor, filmmaker, diplomat and author (1927–2022)

    actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among

    Sidney Poitier

    Sidney Poitier

    Sidney_Poitier

  • Maxayn Lewis
  • American singer

    Lewis performed most of the singing for Ma Rainey (played by Viola Davis) in the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). For a while Lewis lived in Tokyo;

    Maxayn Lewis

    Maxayn Lewis

    Maxayn_Lewis

  • Magic Johnson
  • American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)

    Everett High School instead of going to Sexton, which was predominantly black. Johnson's sister Pearl and brother Larry had bused to Everett the previous

    Magic Johnson

    Magic Johnson

    Magic_Johnson

  • Henry Fonda
  • American actor (1905–1982)

    the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts. A friend took him to Falmouth, MA where he joined and quickly became a valued member of the University Players

    Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    Henry_Fonda

  • Johnny Cash
  • American country singer (1932–2003)

    the God-fearin', pro-metal man in Black". In Streissguth, M. (ed.). Ring of fire: The Johnny Cash reader. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo. pp. 201–205. ISBN 9780306811227

    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash

    Johnny_Cash

  • Power Universe
  • American crime drama franchise

    Image Awards Nominations: Netflix Tops List With 'Bridgerton', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' & 'Da 5 Bloods'". Deadline. Archived from the original on March

    Power Universe

    Power Universe

    Power_Universe

  • Ricky Nelson
  • American musician and actor (1940–1985)

    William Warfield (1984) The Words of Gandhi – Ben Kingsley (1985) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – Mike Berniker (producer) & the Original Broadway Cast (1986)

    Ricky Nelson

    Ricky Nelson

    Ricky_Nelson

  • Ossie Davis
  • American actor, director, writer, and activist (1917–2005)

    Davis's credits as a film director include Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Black Girl (1972), and Gordon's War (1973). He was nominated for a Golden Globe

    Ossie Davis

    Ossie Davis

    Ossie_Davis

  • Jamika Wilson
  • American make-up artist

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020; co-won with Sergio López-Rivera and Mia Neal) Tangcay, Jazz (April 25, 2021). "'Ma Rainey's'

    Jamika Wilson

    Jamika_Wilson

  • Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor
  • Award presented annually by the Black Reel Awards

    the first posthumous acting winner in Black Reel Awards History for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. At age 18, Dev Patel became the youngest

    Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor

    Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor

    Black_Reel_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor

  • Maya Angelou
  • American writer and activist (1928–2014)

    produced, and narrated Blacks, Blues, Black!, a ten-part series of documentaries about the connection between blues music and Black Americans' African heritage

    Maya Angelou

    Maya Angelou

    Maya_Angelou

  • The Masked Singer (American TV series)
  • American reality singing competition television series

    Lewis, Hilary (April 13, 2021). "Costume Designers Guild Awards: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mulan Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the

    The Masked Singer (American TV series)

    The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)

  • Regina King
  • American actress and director (born 1971)

    Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', 'Minari', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived

    Regina King

    Regina King

    Regina_King

  • Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020
  • Annual US film awards ceremony

    Actress Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman as Martha Weiss Elisabeth

    Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020

    Washington_D.C._Area_Film_Critics_Association_Awards_2020

  • 2026 in film
  • April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026. "Aleta Mitchell, Actress in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and 'The Serpent and the Rainbow,' Dies at 74". The Hollywood

    2026 in film

    2026_in_film

  • Charles Laughton
  • British actor (1899–1962)

    Albert Finney in the cast. He made his final appearances on stage as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and as King Lear at the Shakespeare Memorial

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  • Title character
  • Character who is in a work's title

    In the 2003 revival of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Whoopi Goldberg had the title role of Ma Rainey, but the lead was Charles S. Dutton as

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  • List of accolades received by Netflix
  • and others. In 2013, originals like House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black received critical acclaim from critics and viewers. As a result, programs

    List of accolades received by Netflix

    List of accolades received by Netflix

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