Cast and crew
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
21 cast and 44 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast21
Viola DavisMa Rainey
Chadwick BosemanLevee
Colman DomingoCutler
Glynn TurmanToledo
Michael PottsSlow Drag
Jeremy ShamosIrvin
Jonny CoyneSturdyvant
Taylour PaigeDussie Mae
Dusan BrownSylvester
Joshua HartoPoliceman
Quinn VanAntwerpBand Singer- Chloe DavisMa Rainey's Dancer
- Mayte NatalioMa Rainey's Dancer
- Johanna Elmina MoiseMa Rainey's Dancer
- Onyxx NoelMa Rainey's Dancer
- LaWanda HopkinsMa Rainey's Dancer
- Sierra StewartMa Rainey's Dancer
- Malaiyka ReidMa Rainey's Dancer
- Catherine FosterMa Rainey's Dancer
- Antonio FierroLaborer (uncredited)
- Daniel JohnsonChicago Worker (uncredited)
Crew44
Directing
- George C. WolfeDirector
- Michele ZieglerFirst Assistant Director
- Megan GrahamScript Supervisor
- Xanthus ValanSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Ruben Santiago-HudsonScreenplay
- August WilsonTheatre Play
Production
- Constanza RomeroExecutive Producer
- Todd BlackProducer
- Dany WolfProducer
- Denzel WashingtonProducer
- Avy KaufmanCasting
Camera
- Tobias A. SchliesslerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Andrew MondsheinEditor
- Alex KaufmanDailies Operator
Sound and music
- Skip LievsaySound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul UrmsonSupervising Sound Editor
- Branford MarsalisOriginal Music Composer
- Dawn Sutter MadellMusic Supervisor
Art
- Mark RickerProduction Design
- Diana StoughtonSet Decoration
- James F. TruesdaleArt Direction
- Paul BucciarelliSet Buyer
- Karen O'HaraSet Decoration
- Travis KerrSet Designer
- Wes HottmanAssistant Art Director
- Darlene SalinasSet Decorating Coordinator
- Randall BalsmeyerMain Title Designer
Costume and make-up
- Gary ArcherProsthetics
- Jai WilliamsMakeup Artist
- Rachel GearyMakeup Artist
- Bethany MontecalvoMakeup Artist
- Bethany TownesMakeup Artist
- Sergio Lopez-RiveraMakeup Artist
- Debi YoungMakeup Supervisor
- Siân RichardsMakeup Artist
- Carl FullertonMakeup Artist
- Matiki AnoffMakeup Department Head
- Ann RothCostume Design
- Mia NealHair Department Head, Hair Designer, Wig Designer
- Jamika WilsonHairstylist
- Larry M. CherryHair Department Head
Visual effects
- Josephine AllegrettiVisual Effects
Lighting
- Bob E. KrattigerGaffer
Crew
- Chuck JeffreysStunt Coordinator