People
Billie Holiday
- Name: Billie Holiday
- Birthday: 1915-04-07
- Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Popularity: 3.636
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Billie as self | 2020-09-30 |
| The Apollo as Self (archive footage) | 2019-04-24 |
| Billie Holiday: A Sensation as herself | 2015-04-07 |
| Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas as Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-10 |
| Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit as Herself | 2007-11-05 |
| Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 | 2006-12-04 |
| Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection as Herself | 2005-10-25 |
| Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas | 2005-01-01 |
| Strange Fruit as Self | 2002-05-20 |
| It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage) | 2002-02-08 |
| Billie on Billie as Herself | 2002-01-20 |
| Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday | 1990-03-01 |
| The Long Night of Lady Day | 1984-01-25 |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet | 1951-01-03 |
| New Orleans as Endie | 1947-04-18 |
| Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited) | 1935-09-12 |
| The Emperor Jones as Extra in Nightclub Scene | 1933-09-29 |
