Billie Holiday
Known for Acting
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
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
Book
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Emperor Jones
1933
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
New Orleans
1947
as Endie
Billie
2020
as self
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Herself
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021
as Self (archive)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
Strange Fruit
2002
as Self
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
Strange Fruit
2020
Writer
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951