Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1915-04-07
Day of Death
1959-07-17
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Billie Holiday
Biography
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 (21)
⭐ 2.0
Role:
Self (archive)
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021
⭐ 6.8
Role:
self
Billie
2020
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
⭐ 0
Role:
Herself
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
⭐ 0
Role:
Herself
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Self
Strange Fruit
2002
⭐ 8.7
Role:
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Herself
Billie on Billie
2002
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Unknown
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Self (archive footage)
