Billie Holiday
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1915
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- July 17, 1959
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.
Movies with Billie Holiday
- Emperor Jones 1933 · ★ 5.6
- Billie 2020 · ★ 6.9
- The Apollo 2019 · ★ 6.4
- Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life 1935 · ★ 6.8
- New Orleans 1947 · ★ 6.6
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975 · ★ 6.3
- Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got 1985 · ★ 7.7
- It's Black Entertainment 2002 · ★ 8.7
- Billie Holiday: A Sensation 2015 · ★ 8.0
- The Long Night of Lady Day 1984 · ★ 9.0
- 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet 1951 · ★ 9.0
- Strange Fruit 2002 · ★ 9.0
- Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday 1990 · ★ 10.0
- Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs 1990 · ★ 9.0
- Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas 2005
- Billie on Billie 2002
- Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 2006
- Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection 2005
- Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit 2007
- Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas 2013