
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.
Acting (15 movies)

Emperor Jones
1933

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006

Strange Fruit
2002

Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990

New Orleans
1947

Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935

It's Black Entertainment
2002

The Apollo
2019

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013

Billie
2020
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Strange Fruit | 2020 | Writer |