Actor
Billie Holiday
Born 1915 · 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.
Acting
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · 2001
Billie
self · 2020
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self - Blues Singer (uncredited) · 1935
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage) · 2002
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Self (archive footage) · 1985
The Apollo
Self (archive footage) · 2019
Strange Fruit
Self · 2002
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self (archive footage) · 1990
New Orleans
Endie · 1947
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · 2021
Emperor Jones
Extra in Nightclub Scene · 1933
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Self (archive footage) · 2015
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage) · 1975
The Magic Voices of Pop
Self (archive) · 2021
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Herself · 2005
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Self (archive footage) · 2013
Billie on Billie
Herself · 2002
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Herself · 2007
