Billie Holiday
Known For
Acting
Born
1915-04-07 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1959-07-17
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.
Most Known For
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
New Orleans
as Endie
Billie
as self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
Strange Fruit
as Self
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
Billie on Billie
as Herself
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
The Long Night of Lady Day
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)