Billie Holiday

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.

Known for

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Billie

2020 ⭐ 6.8

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The Apollo

2019 ⭐ 6.4

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Billie Holiday: A Sensation

2015 ⭐ 8.0

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Strange Fruit

2002 ⭐ 9.0

Career timeline

2021

The Magic Voices of Pop

Self (archive) · 2021

⭐ 2.0

2020

Billie

self · 2020

⭐ 6.8

2019

The Apollo

Self (archive footage) · 2019

⭐ 6.4

2015

Billie Holiday: A Sensation Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2015

⭐ 8.0

2013

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

Self (archive footage) · 2013

2007

Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

Herself · 2007

2006

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

2006

2005

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Herself · 2005

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

2005

2002

Strange Fruit Notable

Self · 2002

⭐ 9.0

It's Black Entertainment Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2002

⭐ 8.7

1990

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1990

⭐ 9.0

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday Notable

1990

⭐ 10.0

1985

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1985

⭐ 7.7

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) · 1975

⭐ 6.3

1947

New Orleans

Endie · 1947

⭐ 6.7

1935

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Self - Blues Singer (uncredite · 1935

⭐ 6.8

1933

Emperor Jones

Extra in Nightclub Scene · 1933

⭐ 5.6

Frequently appears with

Tony Bennett

self

Count Basie

self

Charles Mingus

self

Pharrell Williams

Self

Jamie Foxx

Self

Patti LaBelle

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self

Angela Bassett

Self

Full filmography

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The Magic Voices of Pop

2021 ⭐ 2.0

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Billie

2020 ⭐ 6.8

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The Apollo

2019 ⭐ 6.4

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Billie Holiday: A Sensation

2015 ⭐ 8.0

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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

2013

HD

Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

2007

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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

2006

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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

2005

HD

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

2005

HD

Strange Fruit

2002 ⭐ 9.0

HD

It's Black Entertainment

2002 ⭐ 8.7

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Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

1990 ⭐ 9.0

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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

1990 ⭐ 10.0

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Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

1985 ⭐ 7.7

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 ⭐ 6.3

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New Orleans

1947 ⭐ 6.7

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Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

1935 ⭐ 6.8

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Emperor Jones

1933 ⭐ 5.6