Billie Holiday
ActingBorn 1915-04-07 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied 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.
Billie
Sep 30, 2020Rated 6.9 out of 10
The Apollo
Apr 24, 2019Rated 6.4 out of 10
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Apr 07, 2015Rated 8 out of 10
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
May 10, 2013
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Nov 05, 2007
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Dec 04, 2006
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Jan 01, 2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Oct 25, 2005
Billie on Billie
Jan 20, 2002
Strange Fruit
May 20, 2002Rated 9 out of 10
It's Black Entertainment
Feb 08, 2002Rated 8.7 out of 10
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Mar 01, 1990Rated 10 out of 10
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Jun 26, 1990Rated 9 out of 10
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Oct 25, 1985Rated 7.7 out of 10The Long Night of Lady Day
Jan 25, 1984Rated 9 out of 10
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Aug 06, 1975Rated 6.3 out of 10'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Jan 03, 1951Rated 9 out of 10
New Orleans
Apr 18, 1947Rated 6.6 out of 10
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Sep 12, 1935Rated 6.8 out of 10
Emperor Jones
Sep 29, 1933Rated 5.6 out of 10