Billie Holiday
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1915-04-07
Day of Death
1959-07-17 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Billie Holiday
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.
Known For
Acting
(2020)
Billie
as self
(2019)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as herself
(2013)
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
(2002)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Strange Fruit
as Self
(2002)
Billie on Billie
as Herself
(1990)
(1984)
(1975)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1951)
(1947)
New Orleans
as Endie
(1935)
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
(1933)
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
Crew
(2020)
Sweet Thing
Music
(2020)
Strange Fruit
Writer
(1972)
(1971)
Diary Films I - V
Music