Filmoptagelserne startede den 8. juli 2019 i [[Pittsburgh]] og blev færdiggjort den 16. august 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2019/07/01/Ma-Rainey-film-August-Wilson-Pittsburgh-exteriors-North-Side-Denzel/stories/201907010099|title=August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' prepping exteriors on Pittsburgh's North Side|website=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|first=Maria|last=Sciullo|date=1. juli 2019|access-date=2. juli 2019|archive-date=2. juli 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702232327/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2019/07/01/Ma-Rainey-film-August-Wilson-Pittsburgh-exteriors-North-Side-Denzel/stories/201907010099|url-status=live}}</ref>
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