Billie Holiday
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.
Filmography
The Magic Voices of Pop
as Self (archive)
The Magic Voices of Pop
as Self (archive)
Billie
as self
Billie
as self
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
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)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Strange Fruit
as Self
Strange Fruit
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Billie on Billie
as Herself
Billie on Billie
as Herself
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self (archive footage)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self (archive footage)
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
The Long Night of Lady Day
The Long Night of Lady Day
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
New Orleans
as Endie
New Orleans
as Endie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene