Billie Holiday
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.
The Emperor Jones
(Extra in Nightclub Scene)
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
The Long Night of Lady Day
Billie on Billie
(Herself)
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
Strange Fruit
(Self)
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
(Herself)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
(Herself)
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
New Orleans
(Endie)
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
(herself)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(Self (archive footage))
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
(Self - Blues Singer (uncredited))
It's Black Entertainment
(Self (archive footage))
The Apollo
(Self (archive footage))
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
(Self (archive footage))
Billie
(self)
Jazz
(Self (archive footage))
This Is Pop
(Self (archive footage))
