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.
Movie Appearances
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
1933
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
Billie on Billie
as Herself
2002
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
Strange Fruit
as Self
2002
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
2005
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
2007
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
New Orleans
as Endie
1947
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
1935
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Billie
as self
2020
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
1985
The Magic Voices of Pop
as Self (archive)
2021
