---
title: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: cast and crew"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/ma-raineys-black-bottom/cast-and-crew"
title_page: "https://film.one/film/ma-raineys-black-bottom"
cast: 21
crew: 44
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020): cast and crew

21 cast and 44 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Viola Davis](https://film.one/person/viola-davis.md) as Ma Rainey
- [Chadwick Boseman](https://film.one/person/chadwick-boseman.md) as Levee
- [Colman Domingo](https://film.one/person/colman-domingo.md) as Cutler
- [Glynn Turman](https://film.one/person/glynn-turman.md) as Toledo
- [Michael Potts](https://film.one/person/michael-potts.md) as Slow Drag
- [Jeremy Shamos](https://film.one/person/jeremy-shamos.md) as Irvin
- [Jonny Coyne](https://film.one/person/jonny-coyne.md) as Sturdyvant
- [Taylour Paige](https://film.one/person/taylour-paige.md) as Dussie Mae
- [Dusan Brown](https://film.one/person/dusan-brown.md) as Sylvester
- [Joshua Harto](https://film.one/person/joshua-harto.md) as Policeman
- [Quinn VanAntwerp](https://film.one/person/quinn-vanantwerp.md) as Band Singer
- [Chloe Davis](https://film.one/person/chloe-davis.md) as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Mayte Natalio as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Johanna Elmina Moise as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Onyxx Noel as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- LaWanda Hopkins as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Sierra Stewart as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Malaiyka Reid as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Catherine Foster as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Antonio Fierro as Laborer (uncredited)
- Daniel Johnson as Chicago Worker (uncredited)

## Directing

- [George C. Wolfe](https://film.one/person/george-c-wolfe.md): Director
- Michele Ziegler: First Assistant Director
- Megan Graham: Script Supervisor
- Xanthus Valan: Second Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Ruben Santiago-Hudson](https://film.one/person/ruben-santiago-hudson.md): Screenplay
- [August Wilson](https://film.one/person/august-wilson.md): Theatre Play

## Production

- Constanza Romero: Executive Producer
- [Todd Black](https://film.one/person/todd-black.md): Producer
- [Dany Wolf](https://film.one/person/dany-wolf.md): Producer
- [Denzel Washington](https://film.one/person/denzel-washington.md): Producer
- Avy Kaufman: Casting

## Camera

- [Tobias A. Schliessler](https://film.one/person/tobias-a-schliessler.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Andrew Mondshein](https://film.one/person/andrew-mondshein.md): Editor
- Alex Kaufman: Dailies Operator

## Sound and music

- Skip Lievsay: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul Urmson: Supervising Sound Editor
- [Branford Marsalis](https://film.one/person/branford-marsalis.md): Original Music Composer
- Dawn Sutter Madell: Music Supervisor

## Art

- [Mark Ricker](https://film.one/person/mark-ricker.md): Production Design
- Diana Stoughton: Set Decoration
- James F. Truesdale: Art Direction
- Paul Bucciarelli: Set Buyer
- Karen O'Hara: Set Decoration
- Travis Kerr: Set Designer
- Wes Hottman: Assistant Art Director
- Darlene Salinas: Set Decorating Coordinator
- Randall Balsmeyer: Main Title Designer

## Costume and make-up

- Gary Archer: Prosthetics
- Jai Williams: Makeup Artist
- Rachel Geary: Makeup Artist
- Bethany Montecalvo: Makeup Artist
- Bethany Townes: Makeup Artist
- Sergio Lopez-Rivera: Makeup Artist
- Debi Young: Makeup Supervisor
- Siân Richards: Makeup Artist
- Carl Fullerton: Makeup Artist
- Matiki Anoff: Makeup Department Head
- [Ann Roth](https://film.one/person/ann-roth.md): Costume Design
- Mia Neal: Hair Department Head, Hair Designer, Wig Designer
- Jamika Wilson: Hairstylist
- Larry M. Cherry: Hair Department Head

## Visual effects

- Josephine Allegretti: Visual Effects

## Lighting

- Bob E. Krattiger: Gaffer

## Crew

- Chuck Jeffreys: Stunt Coordinator

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/ma-raineys-black-bottom.md