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.
23 acting credits
Acting · 23
This Is Pop
2021
Jazz
2001
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
The Apollo
2019
Billie
2020
Emperor Jones
1933
New Orleans
1947
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
Strange Fruit
2002
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
Billie on Billie
2002
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006