How old was Viola Davis in the movie Ma Rainey's Black Bottom?

Viola Davis was 54 in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom when she played the character 'Ma Rainey'.

That was over 3 years ago in 2020.

Today she is 58, and has starred in 72 movies in total, 9 of those since Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was released.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

In Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, I think Viola Davis looks:

Did you know?

  • Director George C. Wolfe has worked with Viola Davis a total of 2 times in her career.
  • Viola Davis' first movie was as 'Nurse' in The Substance of Fire, released in 1996 when she was 30
  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom scores 6.69 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Viola Davis' other movies