Billie Holiday
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Billie Holiday
Filmography
Acting (20)
2020
Billieas self
6.9
2019
The Apolloas Self (archive footage)
6.4
2015
Billie Holiday: A Sensationas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2013
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divasas Self (archive footage)
2007
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruitas Herself
2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collectionas Herself
2002
Strange Fruitas Self
9.0
2002
It's Black Entertainmentas Self (archive footage)
8.7
2002
Billie on Billieas Herself
1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffsas Self (archive footage)
9.0
1985
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Gotas Self (archive footage)
7.7
9.0
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)
6.3
1947
New Orleansas Endie
6.6
1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Lifeas Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
6.8
1933
Emperor Jonesas Extra in Nightclub Scene
5.6