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.

Filmografi

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got1985 · Self (archive footage)Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs1990 · Self (archive footage)Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · Self (archive footage)The Apollo2019 · Self (archive footage)Billie2020 · selfNew Orleans1947 · EndieIt's Black Entertainment2002 · Self (archive footage)Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life1935 · Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas2005 · Billie Holiday: A Sensation2015 · Self (archive footage)Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas2013 · Self (archive footage)Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection2005 · HerselfStrange Fruit2002 · SelfEmperor Jones1933 · Extra in Nightclub SceneThe Long Night of Lady Day1984 · 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet1951 · Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday1990 · Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.12006 · Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit2007 · HerselfBillie on Billie2002 · Herself