Billie Holiday
Actor
- Born
- April 7, 1915 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- July 17, 1959 (age 44)
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
Emperor Jones
September 29, 1933
Billie
September 30, 2020
The Apollo
April 24, 2019
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
September 12, 1935
New Orleans
April 18, 1947
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
August 6, 1975
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
October 25, 1985
It's Black Entertainment
February 8, 2002
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
April 7, 2015
Strange Fruit
May 20, 2002
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
March 1, 1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
June 26, 1990
Acting20
- 2020Billie as self
- 2019The Apollo as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Billie Holiday: A Sensation as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit as Herself
- 2006Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
- 2005Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection as Herself
- 2005Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
- 2002Strange Fruit as Self
- 2002It's Black Entertainment