Billie Holiday
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
Filmography
5.9This Is Pop
2021 · TV · Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
6.9Billie
2020 · Movie · self
6.4The Apollo
2019 · Movie · Self (archive footage)
8.0Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015 · Movie · Self (archive footage)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013 · Movie · Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007 · Movie · Herself
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006 · Movie
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005 · Movie · Herself
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005 · Movie
9.0Strange Fruit
2002 · Movie · Self
8.7It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Movie · Self (archive footage)
Billie on Billie
2002 · Movie · Herself