Cast
Billie Holiday
Acting
Cast
Billie Holiday
Known for
Acting
Born
1915-04-07
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1959-07-17
Biography
Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan, was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills. Billie Holiday appeared in four feature films and many television shows.
★2.0
MOVIE2021
The Magic Voices of Pop
as Self (archive)
★8.7
MOVIE2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
★7.7
MOVIE1985
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
★6.4
MOVIE2019
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
★6.7
MOVIE1947
New Orleans
as Endie
★5.6
MOVIE1933
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
★6.3
MOVIE1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self (archive footage)
★6.8
MOVIE2020
Billie
as self
★10.0
MOVIE1990
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
MOVIE2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
MOVIE2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
MOVIE2013
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE2015
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1984
The Long Night of Lady Day
★9.0
MOVIE2002
Strange Fruit
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
MOVIE2002
Billie on Billie
as Herself
★9.0
MOVIE1951
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
MOVIE2006
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
MOVIE2007
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself