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