Acting
Billie Holiday
ES, EN, FR, DA cinema · 25 credits
Born
7 April 1915
Died
17 July 1959 (aged 44)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
Billie
as self
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
Strange Fruit
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self (archive footage)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
New Orleans
as Endie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene