Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
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as Irvin
as Sturdyvant
as Dussie Mae
as Sylvester
as Policeman
as Band Singer
as Ma Rainey's Dancer
as Ma Rainey's Dancer
as Ma Rainey's Dancer
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as Ma Rainey's Dancer
as Ma Rainey's Dancer
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as Ma Rainey's Dancer
as Laborer (uncredited)
as Chicago Worker (uncredited)