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Billie Holiday
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.
Top Filmography
7.5
Jazz
2001 // TV
5.5
Emperor Jones
1933 // MOVIE
6.8
Billie
2020 // MOVIE
5.9
This Is Pop
2021 // TV
6.5
The Apollo
2019 // MOVIE
6.6
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935 // MOVIE
6.6
New Orleans
1947 // MOVIE
6.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 // MOVIE
7.8
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
1985 // MOVIE
8.0
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015 // MOVIE
8.0
It's Black Entertainment
2002 // MOVIE
9.0
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984 // MOVIE
10.0
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990 // MOVIE
0.0
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005 // MOVIE
0.0
Billie on Billie
2002 // MOVIE