Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born April 7, 1915
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.
MovieThe Magic Voices of Pop
2021
as Self (archive)
TVThis Is Pop
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBillie
2020
as self
MovieThe Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBillie Holiday: A Sensation
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieQueens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBillie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007
as Herself
MovieJazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
MovieBillie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Herself
MovieSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
MovieStrange Fruit
2002
as Self
MovieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Billie on Billie
2002
as Herself
TVJazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBenny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
MovieArtie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985
as Self (archive footage)
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
MovieNew Orleans
1947
as Endie
MovieSymphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
MovieEmperor Jones
1933
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
