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.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 28
self 23
TV Shows 3
Writer 2
Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop (2021)
TV
Music
Sweet Thing (2020)
Movie
self
Billie (2020)
Movie
Writer
Strange Fruit (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo (2019)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Movie
Herself
Billie on Billie (2002)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jazz (2001)
TV
6
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Movie
Endie
New Orleans (1947)
Movie
Self - Blues Singer
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935)
Movie
Extra in Nightclub Scene
The Emperor Jones (1933)
Movie
6
Self
Brown Sugar
Movie
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1915-04-07
Deathday
1959-07-17 (44 years old)
Birth Name
Eleanora Fagan
Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America
Religion
Catholicism
Relationships
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/fbccbf0d0e3050cbd82ff91e08e1830b (1941 - 1947), Joe Guy (1951 - 1957)
Father
Clarence Holiday
Citizenships
United States
Residences
Baltimore · New York City · Harlem, United States
Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, National Women's Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame
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