Movie Description
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
(2021)Overview
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Featured Crew
- Director : Lee Daniels
- Producer : Lee Daniels,Joe Roth,Jeff Kirschenbaum,Jordan Fudge,Tucker Tooley,Pamela Oas Williams
- Editor : Jay Rabinowitz
- Cast : Andra Day,Trevante Rhodes,Garrett Hedlund,Leslie Jordan,Miss Lawrence,Adriane Lenox,Natasha Lyonne,Rob Morgan,Da'Vine Joy Randolph,Evan Ross,Tyler James Williams,Tone Bell,Blake DeLong,Dana Gourrier,Melvin Gregg,Erik LaRay Harvey,Ray Shell,Dusan Dukic,Koumba Ball,Kate MacLellan,Kwasi Songui,Letitia Brookes,Warren 'Slim' Williams,Orville Thompson,Jeff Corbett,Damian Joseph Quinn,Robert Alan Beuth,Randy Davison,Kevin Hanchard,Jono Townsend,Morgan Moore,Arlen John Bonnar,Furly Mac,Andrew Zadel,Tristan D. Lalla,Alex Bisping,Don Anderson,Amanda Strawn,Charleine Charles,Sylvia Stewart,Daphné Archer,Anita Lee,Tony Chao,Linda Sauvé,Alain Goulem,Ramona Clyke,Laurent Beaudin,Alika Autran,Kim Feeney,Diana Carmen Ratycz,Richard Jutras,Jonathan Higgins,Marc Essertaize,Nealla Gordon,Len Blavatnik,Christopher Ricardo Price,Taryn Brown,Zuri Hawkins,Elizabeth Eveillard,Clauter Alexandre,Penande Estime,Elikya Tupula,Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith,Joe Cobden,Ronda Louis-Jeune,Maxime Paradis,Sarah Levesque,Donald Fullilove
Cast
Billie Holiday
Jimmy Fletcher
Harry Anslinger
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Freddy
Mrs. Fletcher
Tallulah Bankhead
Louis McKay
Roslyn
Agent Williams
Lester 'Prez' Young
John Levy
Agent Carter
Sadie
Joe Guy
James Monroe
Carl The Drummer
Joe Glaser
Lucille
Working Class Woman
Working Class Man
Velva
Bobby Tucker
Auditioning Sax Player
Congressman JP Thomas
Roy Cohn
Congressman J. Rankin
Senator J. McCarthy
Louis Armstrong
Guitar Player
Bass Player
Priest
Elevator Attendant
Agent McDermott
Mr. Jordon Green
Bailiff #1
Judge Ganey
Gloria
Shirley
Stink-Eye Inmate
Jail Dishwasher
Fighting Woman
Fighting Man
Receptionist
Ed Fishman
Miss Mona
Ed Fishman's Assistant
Martha Anslinger
Lady In Audience
Carnegie Fan
Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Defense Lawyer Erlich
Bailiff #2
Courthouse Reporter
Club Owner
Drug Dealer
Billie (10 years old)
Little Girl in Brothel
Prostitute 1923
Husband
Hanging Woman
Young Daughter
Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith
Older Daughter
George Jessel
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Producer
Nurse
Additional Voices (voice)
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Facts
Original TitleThe United States vs. Billie Holiday
Status Released
Release Information
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2021-03-31
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 11m
Homepagehttps://www.hulu.com/movie/the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-6f7be3b0-69c5-49ab-8472-2b5b1dabcfe8
Production CompaniesLee Daniels Entertainment,Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
Genres
- Music
- Drama
- History
