Billie Holiday
Acting
1915-04-07 · 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.
movieThe Magic Voices of Pop
as Self (archive) · 2021 · 2.0
tvThis Is Pop
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 5.9
movieBillie
as self · 2020 · 6.8
movieThe Apollo
as Self (archive footage) · 2019 · 6.4
movieBillie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage) · 2015 · 8.0
movieQueens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage) · 2013 · 0.0
movieBillie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself · 2007 · 0.0
movieJazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
as · 2006 · 0.0
movieBillie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself · 2005 · 0.0
movieSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
as · 2005 · 0.0
movieStrange Fruit
as Self · 2002 · 9.0
movieIt's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage) · 2002 · 8.7
movieBillie on Billie
as Herself · 2002 · 0.0
tvJazz
as Self (archive footage) · 2001 · 7.5
movieBenny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self (archive footage) · 1990 · 9.0
movieLady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
as · 1990 · 10.0
movieArtie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage) · 1985 · 7.7
movieThe Long Night of Lady Day
as · 1984 · 9.0
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975 · 6.3
movie'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
as · 1951 · 9.0
movieNew Orleans
as Endie · 1947 · 6.7
movieSymphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited) · 1935 · 6.8
movieEmperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene · 1933 · 5.6