Billie Holiday
Born
April 7, 1915
Died
July 17, 1959 (44 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2021
Billie
self
2020
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
2019
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
herself
2015
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Self (archive footage)
2013
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Herself
2007
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Herself
2005
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Strange Fruit
Self
2002
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002
Billie on Billie
Herself
2002
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · (10 episodes)
2001
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951
New Orleans
Endie
1947
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
1935
Emperor Jones
Extra in Nightclub Scene
1933