Billie Holiday
Actor
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
Billie
as self 2020
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage) 2019
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited) 1935
New Orleans
as Endie 1947
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) 1975
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage) 1985
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage) 2015
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage) 2002
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Billie on Billie
as Herself 2002
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
Strange Fruit
as Self 2002
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself 2005