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Billie Holiday

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

tv 7.3 Jazz
Jazz
2001
movie 5.6 Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones
1933
movie 6.9 Billie
Billie
2020
tv 5.9 This Is Pop
This Is Pop
2021
movie 6.4 The Apollo
The Apollo
2019
movie 6.8 Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
movie 6.6 New Orleans
New Orleans
1947
movie 6.3 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
movie 7.7 Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985
movie 8.7 It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment
2002
movie 4.0 The Magic Voices of Pop
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021
movie 8.0 Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015
movie 9.0 Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
movie 10.0 Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
movie 9.0 Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
2002
movie 9.0
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
movie 9.0
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
movie Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005