Billie Holiday
Acting · Born 1915-04-07 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Billie 2020
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The Apollo 2019
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Billie Holiday: A Sensation 2015
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas 2013
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Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit 2007
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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 2006
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection 2005
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas 2005
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Strange Fruit 2002
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It's Black Entertainment 2002
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Billie on Billie 2002
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Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday 1990
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Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got 1985
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The Long Night of Lady Day 1984
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
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'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet 1951
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New Orleans 1947
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Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life 1935
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Emperor Jones 1933
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