Billie Holiday
Acting • Born 1915-04-07 – 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.
Filmography
21 credits
Emperor Jones
Movie • 1933
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Movie • 2005
The Long Night of Lady Day
Movie • 1984
Billie on Billie
Movie • 2002
Herself
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Movie • 2006
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Movie • 1951
Strange Fruit
Movie • 2002
Self
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Movie • 2007
Herself
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie • 2005
Herself
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Movie • 1990
New Orleans
Movie • 1947
Endie
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Movie • 1935
Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Billie
Movie • 2020
self
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
Jazz
TV • 2001
Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)