Billie Holiday
Known for: Acting
Born: April 7, 1915
Died: July 17, 1959
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Filmography
25 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
4.0
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021
5.9
This Is Pop
2021
6.7
Sweet Thing
2020
6.9
Billie
2020
10.0
Strange Fruit
2020
6.4
The Apollo
2019
8.0
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
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Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007
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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
9.0
Strange Fruit
2002
8.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002NR
Billie on Billie
2002
7.4
Jazz
2001
9.0
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
10.0
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
7.7
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
19859.0
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
6.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
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Diary Films I - V
19719.0
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
6.6
New Orleans
1947
6.8
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
5.6
Emperor Jones
1933