Billie Holiday
1915-04-07 (1915)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAActing
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
This Is Pop
TV • 2021
Jazz
TV • 2001
Billie
MOVIE • 2020
It's Black Entertainment
MOVIE • 2002
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
MOVIE • 1975
The Apollo
MOVIE • 2019
New Orleans
MOVIE • 1947
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
MOVIE • 1985
Emperor Jones
MOVIE • 1933
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
MOVIE • 2005
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
MOVIE • 2013
Strange Fruit
MOVIE • 2002
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
MOVIE • 1935
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
MOVIE • 2005
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
MOVIE • 2006
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
MOVIE • 2015
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
MOVIE • 1990
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
MOVIE • 2007