How the Hairstylist and Makeup Artist for 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Refined a "Homemade, Jittery, Imperfect" Look for Viola Davis' Portrayal
Viola Davis literally melts into the title role of the blues singer in Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, a film adaptation of the August Wilson play. Her visage, drenched in sweat and rouge and topped with a wiry wig, becomes one of the most searing images of the film.