Viola Davis ‘lost it’ following co-star Chadwick Boseman’s passing

Viola Davis delivered one of the greatest performances of 2020 as blues legend Ma Rainey in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The Oscar-winning actress, 55, revealed she gained some weight in preparation for the role, but turned to Gabriela Mclain to help her get “back in shape” post filming. “Love my amazing trainer, Gabriela Mclain! She played a major role in getting me back in shape after gaining weight to play Ma Rainey,” Viola tweeted on December 17.

In a year dominated by heartbreaking news, the showbiz world lost a host of its most celebrated stars. Some were tragically young, others had lived a full, rewarding life – but all those who died left behind a legacy that will ensure they’re never forgotten.The year ended on a particularly sad note with the loss of Dame Barbara Windsor, who passed away on 10 December, aged 83, after battling dementia.

Viola Davis is paying tribute to late co-star Chadwick Boseman.

Viola Davis and her husband take a bath together “every night”. The 55-year-old actress and her spouse, Julius Tennon, make sure to make time for one another every morning and every night, when they share a relaxing soak in their jacuzzi and their bathtub.

Gertrude “Ma” Rainey is considered the “Mother of the Blues” for being one of the first African-American professional blues singers and among the first generation to record. Born in 1886 as Gertrude Pridgett, the singer started her career as a teenager and adopted the nickname of “Ma” Rainey after marrying Will “Pa” Rainey in 1904.

Viola Davis broke down when she heard Chadwick Boseman had died. Chadwick, 43, passed away earlier this year after a secret, four-year battle with colon cancer and his 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' co-star Viola admitted she struggled to cope with the news of his death.

Viola Davis is opening up about what her daughter, Genesis, has put on her Christmas list this year.

Chadwick Boseman‘s final movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is now streaming and his co-star Viola Davis is opening up both about his death and his legacy.

Viola Davis is thrilled to be playing Michelle Obama in the upcoming Showtime anthology seriesFirst Ladies, but says she had some trepidation. TheHow to Get Away With Murderstar dropped byThe Graham Norton Show for an episode that will air on Dec.

Viola Davis paid a virtual visit to “The Graham Norton Show” to promote her new Netflix movie “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”.

Viola Davis' daughter was not getting away with her Christmas list this year! During the Thursday, December 17 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the How to Get Away with Murder star recalled having to tell her 10-year-old daughter Genesis Tennon that her extravagant Christmas requests were getting denied. "This was her first year making a list," the Oscar winner explained.

Viola Davis’ 10-year-old daughter, Genesis, is in for a rude awakening on Christmas morning.The little one made a list for the first time, but the How to Get Away With Murder alum, 55, will not be buying the majority of the items on it.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the newly released starring Chadwick Boseman and that delivers equal parts heartbreak, hope, and history through a small but mighty roster of talented Black entertainers.Adapted from playwright August Wilson’s Broadway play of the same name, the movie version of Rainey’s real-life story bills Davis in the role of Ma and Boseman as Levee, an ambitious trumpeter with a buoyant personality and repressive demons.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (★★★★☆), even if she’s just going to be gritting her teeth before taking a bite out of their ass. Only one in Ma’s circle — among her band, her manager, her nephew, her girlfriend — thinks they should be the center of attention, and that’s Levee, her horn player.

on Netflix, playwright August Wilson’s celebration of Black lives once again takes center stage. The film, produced by Denzel Washington and starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo, chronicles the day in the life of the legendary blues singer and her backing band as they record music one afternoon in the 1920s.

Viola Davis never set out to perfectly embody Ma Rainey as she was, nor did she particularly concern herself over meeting anyone's expectations of how she would play the part. «I wanted to create a character on my own terms,» she tells ET.

This year, we've sadly said goodbye to many notable celebrities. In January, we lost NBA star Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash alongside eight other people, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Denzel Washington is featured in the Dec. 13 edition of “CBS Sunday Morning”, in his role as producer of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, bringing the acclaimed stage play to the screen in a new Netflix movie starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.