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Lady Sings the Blues( 1972)

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Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

Overview

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Diana Ross

      Billie Holiday

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      Billy Dee Williams

      Louis McKay

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      Richard Pryor

      Piano Man

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      James T. Callahan

      Reg Hanley

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      Paul Hampton

      Harry

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      Sid Melton

      Jerry

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      Virginia Capers

      Mama Holiday

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      Yvonne Fair

      Yvonne

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      Isabel Sanford

      The Madame

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      Tracee Lyles

      The Prostitute

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      Ned Glass

      The Agent

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      Milton Selzer

      The Doctor

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      Norman Bartold

      The Detective #1

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      Clay Tanner

      The Detective #2

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      Jester Hairston

      The Butler

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      Bert Kramer

      The Policeman

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      Paul Micale

      The Maitre d'

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      Michele Aller

      The Singer

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      Byron Kane

      The Announcer

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      Barbara Minkus

      Radio Actress

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      Kay Lewis

      Angela DeMarco

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      Helen Lewis

      Debbie McGee

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      George Wyner

      The M.C.

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      Shirley Melline

      The Policewoman

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      Toby Russ

      The Jail Guard

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      Larry Duran

      Hood #1

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      Ernest Robinson

      Hood #2

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      Don McGovern

      Reporter #1

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      Dick Poston

      Reporter #2

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      Charles Woolf

      Reporter #3

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      Denise Denise

      Denise

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      Lynn Hamilton

      Aunt Ida

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      Victor Morosco

      Vic

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      Robert L. Gordy

      The Hawk

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      Harry Caesar

      The Rapist

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      Paulene Myers

      Mrs. Edson

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      Scatman Crothers

      Big Ben

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • brothel
    • jazz singer or musician
    • mental breakdown
    • biography
    • addiction
    • rape victim
    • tour bus
    • racism
    • based on memoir or autobiography
    • period drama
    • drug overdose
    • music history
    • lynching
    • dying young
    • black singer
    • withdrawal
    • heroin addict
    • nightclub singer
    • blues music
    • billie holiday
    • harlem, new york city
    • carnegie hall
    • rise to fame
    • wayward girl
    • death of a musician
    • music tour
    • 1940s
    • somber
    • 1930s
    • following one's dream
    • desperate
    • former prostitute
    • period film
    • straight jacket
    • cautionary
    • black woman
    • cultural icon
    • woman's story
    • disheartening
    • powerful
    • woman musician
    • loosely based on historical events
    • deep south racism
    • kkk rally