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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 7, 1915
Died
July 17, 1959
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Billie Holiday
0.2 Popularity
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
5.8
Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop
2021
6.9
self
Billie
2020
6.5
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
8.0
herself
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
0.0
Herself
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007
0.0
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
0.0
Herself
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
0.0
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
0.0
Self
Strange Fruit
2002
Credits
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
5.8
Billie
as self
2020
6.9
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.5
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as herself
2015
8.0
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
2013
0.0
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
2007
0.0
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
0.0
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
2005
0.0
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
0.0
Strange Fruit
as Self
2002
0.0
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
8.0
🎬
Billie on Billie
as Herself
2002
0.0
Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
2001
8.0
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
10.0
🎬
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
9.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
5.7
🎬
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
0.0
New Orleans
as Endie
1947
6.6
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
1935
6.6
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
1933
5.6