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Lady Sings the Blues

10/12/1972

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2hrs 24min

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Drama

,Music

Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

STORY

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Diana Ross
  • Billy Dee Williams
  • Richard Pryor
  • James T. Callahan
  • Paul Hampton

    Directors

  • Sidney J. Furie
  • Eddie Saeta

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Weston Productions
  • Jobete Productions
  • Motown Productions
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Sidney J. Furie Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Diana Ross

Billie Holiday

Billy Dee Williams

Louis McKay

Richard Pryor

Piano Man

James T. Callahan

Reg Hanley

Paul Hampton

Harry

Sid Melton

Jerry

Virginia Capers

Mama Holiday

Yvonne Fair

Yvonne

Isabel Sanford

The Madame

Tracee Lyles

The Prostitute

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