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