Billie Holiday photo

Billie Holiday

Acting
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 20 titles
This Is Pop (2021) subtitle poster
This Is Pop
2021 TV
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Jazz (2001) subtitle poster
Jazz
2001 TV
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles New Orleans (1947) subtitle poster
New Orleans
1947 Movie
as Endie
Subtitles The Apollo (2019) subtitle poster
The Apollo
2019 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) subtitle poster
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles It's Black Entertainment (2002) subtitle poster
It's Black Entertainment
2002 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Emperor Jones (1933) subtitle poster
Emperor Jones
1933 Movie
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
Subtitles Billie (2020) subtitle poster
Billie
2020 Movie
as self
Subtitles Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas (2005) subtitle poster
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005 Movie
Subtitles Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas (2013) subtitle poster
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles The Magic Voices of Pop (2021) subtitle poster
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021 Movie
as Self (archive)
Subtitles Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990) subtitle poster
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1985) subtitle poster
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005) subtitle poster
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 Movie
as Herself
Subtitles Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 (2006) subtitle poster
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006 Movie
Subtitles Strange Fruit (2002) subtitle poster
Strange Fruit
2002 Movie
as Self
Subtitles Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) subtitle poster
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 Movie
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Subtitles Billie Holiday: A Sensation (2015) subtitle poster
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015 Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Subtitles Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990) subtitle poster
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990 Movie
Subtitles Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit (2007) subtitle poster
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007 Movie
as Herself
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