Billie Holiday
Acting
Born 1915-04-07 · 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.
Known for
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Movie
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990 · Movie
Strange Fruit
2002 · Movie
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990 · Movie
The Apollo
2019 · Movie
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985 · Movie
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015 · Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
New Orleans
1947 · Movie
Billie
2020 · Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 · Movie
Emperor Jones
1933 · Movie
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021 · Movie
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005 · Movie
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013 · Movie
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006 · Movie
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Movie
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007 · Movie