Billie Holiday
Acting
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.
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
Age 90 (now 44)
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Age 60 (now 44)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Age 86 (now 44)
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
Age 100 (now 44)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
Age 98 (now 44) Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
Age 90 (now 44)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Age 86 (now 44)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self (archive footage)
Age 75 (now 44) Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
Age 70 (now 44) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Age 60 (now 44)'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Age 20 (now 44)
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