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 fo...
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Emperor Jones
As Extra in Nightclub Scene
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
The Long Night of Lady Day
Billie on Billie
As Herself
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Strange Fruit
As Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
As Herself
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
As Herself
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
New Orleans
As Endie
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
As herself
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As Self (archive footage)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
As Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
As Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
As Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
As Self (archive footage)
Billie
As self
Jazz
As Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop
As Self (archive footage)