Lady Sings the Blues
1972/10/12 • $2,000,000 • Released • English
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
Overview
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Director : Sidney J. Furie
Casts
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
Piano Man
James T. Callahan
Reg Hanley
Paul Hampton
Harry
Sid Melton
Jerry
Virginia Capers
Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
The Madame
Ned Glass
The Agent
Milton Selzer
The Doctor
Norman Bartold
The Detective #1
Bert Kramer
The Policeman
Paul Micale
The Maitre d'
Byron Kane
The Announcer
George Wyner
The M.C.
Don McGovern
Reporter #1
Lynn Hamilton
Aunt Ida
Harry Caesar
The Rapist
Paulene Myers
Mrs. Edson
Scatman Crothers
Big Ben
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