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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
This Is Pop
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2021
Billie
Character: self
MOVIE • 2020
The Apollo
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2019
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Character: herself
MOVIE • 2015
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2013
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2007
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Character:
MOVIE • 2006
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Character:
MOVIE • 2005
Strange Fruit
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2002
It's Black Entertainment
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2002
Billie on Billie
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2002
Jazz
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2001
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Character:
MOVIE • 1990
The Long Night of Lady Day
Character:
MOVIE • 1984
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1975
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Character:
MOVIE • 1951
New Orleans
Character: Endie
MOVIE • 1947
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Character: Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1935
Emperor Jones
Character: Extra in Nightclub Scene
MOVIE • 1933
Crew
