The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Her voice would not be silenced.

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

Date of release
2021-03-31
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (323)
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Music, Drama, History
Director
Lee Daniels

Casting

  • Andra Day — Billie Holiday
  • Trevante Rhodes — Jimmy Fletcher
  • Garrett Hedlund — Harry Anslinger
  • Leslie Jordan — Reginald Lord Devine
  • Miss Lawrence — Miss Freddy
  • Adriane Lenox — Mrs. Fletcher
  • Natasha Lyonne — Tallulah Bankhead
  • Rob Morgan — Louis McKay
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph — Roslyn
  • Evan Ross — Agent Williams
  • Tyler James Williams — Lester 'Prez' Young
  • Tone Bell — John Levy

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