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Captures from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
I have added captures of Viola’s performance from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom to our gallery. Movie Productions > Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom > Screencaptures

Viola Davis and Company on ‘Ma Rainey’ and Chadwick Boseman’s Last Bow
The New York Times talked to the cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom about their film and working with the late Chadwick Boseman on his final performance. Members of the creative team discuss what it took to adapt the August Wilson play for Netflix and trying not to be “outdone” by the late actor. A […]

Viola Davis: Embodying Ma Rainey
Netflix has released a feature on Viola’s performance of Ma Rainey. Viola Davis and the Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom cast Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Glynn Turman, director George C. Wolfe and producer Denzel Washington, break down what it was like to see her become the “Mother of the Blues” in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

Additional Stills from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
More Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stills have been added to our gallery! I am getting so excited for this film! Movie Productions > Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom > Movie Stills

Inside Viola Davis’ ‘Daring’ Transformation for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Viola Davis never set out to perfectly embody Ma Rainey as she was, nor did she particularly concern herself over meeting anyone’s expectations of how she would play the part. “I wanted to create a character on my own terms,” she tells ET. “I did not want to filter it through the white gaze or […]

Viola Davis On Working With Chadwick Boseman
Viola spoke with ET Canada about working with her co-star Chadwick Boseman! Academy Award-winner Viola Davis reflects on working with the late Chadwick Boseman on his final film, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, which is already receiving Oscar buzz.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Poster & Stills
As we are getting closer to the December release of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom we are starting to get images from the film. I have added some to our gallery. Movie Productions > Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom > Posters Movie Productions > Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom > Movie Stills
In Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Viola Davis shows us who’s boss
The actress undergoes a thrilling transformation in Netflix’s awards contender. Could Oscar No. 2 be on the way? At this point, it’s cliché to compare Viola Davis to Meryl Streep. By her own admission, the first Black artist ever to win the triple crown of acting awards (Oscar, Emmy, Tony) is rarely offered the parts […]
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom | Official Trailer
Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman), and the white management determined to control the legendary “Mother of the Blues.” Based on Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, […]
Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
In the new Netflix adaptation of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” it’s a sweat-slicked summer day in Chicago 1927 and everybody wants something. White music-industry bigwigs want a new recording from the indomitable Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), a Southern singer dubbed the “Mother of the Blues,” and they want it fast. Her ambitious trumpeter, Levee (Chadwick […]




Finding Me is Viola Davis’ story, in her own words, and spans her incredible, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present day. Hers is a story of overcoming, a true hero’s journey. Deeply personal, brutally honest, and riveting, Finding Me is a timeless and spellbinding memoir that will capture hearts and minds around the globe.
The book will be released on April 26, 2022 and is now available for pre-order
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BLACK LIVES MATTER, a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
HUNGER IS, a joint charitable program of the Albertsons Companies Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is designed to build awareness and raise funds in an effort to eradicate childhood hunger in America. Funds raised through Hunger Is directly benefit programs focused on combating childhood hunger and improving health-related outcomes across the United States.
- Simply Viola Davis
- viola-davis.com & violadavis.net
- Online since October 30, 2014
- Maintained by Ali
- Formerly Viola Davis Online
- Read our Disclaimer & Privacy Policy
- Visitors
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If you have photos or videos of Viola Davis you have taken personally or collected during the years and you wish to donate them to the site, read how to do and get in touch with us.

This fansite is strictly against any paparazzi or stalkerazzi pictures. We will not support any kind of bashing or privacy intrusion into Regina’s life and/or the one of people around her. We will also not post any gossip or rumors on private life matters.