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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.
8 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Strange Fruit | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Billie on Billie | Herself | Film |
| 1990 | Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday | Film | |
| 1985 | Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1984 | The Long Night of Lady Day | Film | |
| 1947 | New Orleans | Endie | Film |
| 1935 | Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life | Self - Blues Singer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Emperor Jones | Extra in Nightclub Scene | Film |
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