Billie Holiday
Age: 44 | From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Person Details
Birthday: 1915-04-07 15:20:41
Death: 1959-07-17 15:20:41
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Homepage: https://www.billieholiday.com
Movie Involvements: 16
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
This Is Pop
(2021) Self (archive footage)
Jazz
(2001) Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
(2019) Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975) Self (archive footage)
Billie
(2020) self
The Emperor Jones
(1933) Extra in Nightclub Scene
New Orleans
(1947) Endie
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
(1935) Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | self | |
| 2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | herself | |
| 2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Herself | |
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Herself | |
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | N/A | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Herself | ||
| 2001 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
| 1947 | Endie | |
| 1935 | Self - Blues Singer (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Extra in Nightclub Scene | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Music | |
| 1971 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Writer | |
| 1972 | Book | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
