Billie Holiday
Actor/Actriz
22
Movies
2
TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
Emperor Jones
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Teatro Apollo: 85 Años
Self (archive footage)
Billie
self
Nueva Orleans
Endie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Self (archive footage)
Die magischen Stimmen des Pop
Self (archive)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Herself
Strange Fruit
Self
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Herself
