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Billie Holiday

Acting
Known For

44 Years Old

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.

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 7th April 1915

Died

17th July 1959

All Credits

Jazz Image
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop Image
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo Image
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Image
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
New Orleans Image
New Orleans
Endie
Billie Image
Billie
self
Emperor Jones Image
Emperor Jones
Extra in Nightclub Scene
It's Black Entertainment Image
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection Image
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Herself
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas Image
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas Image
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Self (archive footage)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life Image
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 Image
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday Image
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday: A Sensation Image
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
herself
Strange Fruit Image
Strange Fruit
Self
No Image
The Long Night of Lady Day
No Image
Billie on Billie
Herself
No Image
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit Image
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Herself