Billie Holiday
Actor · Book · Music · Writer
Born Apr 7, 1915 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1933–1959
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.
Filmography
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) — BookSweet Thing (2020) — MusicLady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)Strange Fruit (2020) — WriterThe Long Night of Lady Day (1984)'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet (1951)New Orleans (1947) — EndieEmperor Jones (1933) — Extra in Nightclub SceneSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas (2005)Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 (2006)Diary Films I - V (1971) — Music