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.
Acting
TV
Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Movie
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
1933
Movie
Billie
as self
2020
TV
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Movie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
1935
Movie
New Orleans
as Endie
1947
Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Movie
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Movie
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Movie
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Movie
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
Movie
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
Movie
Strange Fruit
as Self
2002
Movie
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
Movie
The Magic Voices of Pop
as Self (archive)
2021
Movie
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Movie
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Movie
Billie on Billie
as Herself
2002
Movie
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
Movie
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
2007
Movie
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
2005
Movie
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
2013
