Billie Holiday
Birthday
1915/04/07
Day of death
1959/07/17 (44 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1933) Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
(2005) Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
as ---
(1984) The Long Night of Lady Day
as ---
(2002) Billie on Billie
as Herself
(2006) Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
as ---
(1951) 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
as ---
(2002) Strange Fruit
as Self
(2007) Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
(2005) Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
(1990) Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
as ---
(1947) New Orleans
as Endie
(2015) Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as herself
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
(1935) Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
(2002) It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) Billie
as self
(2001) Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)