Billie Holiday
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1915
- Died
- July 17, 1959 (aged 44)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
This Is Pop
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Billie
Movie · as self
The Apollo
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Movie · as Herself
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Movie
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Movie
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Movie · as Herself
Billie on Billie
Movie · as Herself
Strange Fruit
Movie · as Self
It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jazz
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 10 eps
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Movie
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Long Night of Lady Day
Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Movie
New Orleans
Movie · as Endie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Movie · as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Emperor Jones
Movie · as Extra in Nightclub Scene