About

Known credits:
23
Birthday:
1915-04-07
Place of birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Billie Holiday

Overview

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

Acting
2020 Billie Actor self 59
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2019 The Apollo Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2015 Billie Holiday: A Sensation Actor herself 59
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2013 Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2007 Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit Actor Herself N/A
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2006 Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 Actor N/A
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2005 Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection Actor Herself N/A
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2005 Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas Actor N/A
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2002 Strange Fruit Actor Self N/A
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2002 It's Black Entertainment Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2002 Billie on Billie Actor Herself N/A
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2001 Jazz Actor Self (archive footage) 72
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1990 Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday Actor 59
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1984 The Long Night of Lady Day Actor 59
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1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1951 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet Actor N/A
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1947 New Orleans Actor Endie 59
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1935 Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life Actor Self - Blues Singer (uncredited) 59
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1933 The Emperor Jones Actor Extra in Nightclub Scene 58
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Writing
2020 Strange Fruit Writing Writer 59
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1972 Lady Sings the Blues Writing Book 60
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Sound
2020 Sweet Thing Sound Music 59
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1971 Diary Films I - V Sound Music N/A
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