Lady Sings the Blues
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Description: Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Genres: Drama, Music
Budget: $2,000,000 | Revenue : $19,726,490
Runtime: 144 minutes
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Diana Ross
Played Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
Played Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
Played Piano Man
James T. Callahan
Played Reg Hanley
Paul Hampton
Played Harry
Sid Melton
Played Jerry
Virginia Capers
Played Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
Played Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
Played The Madame
Tracee Lyles
Played The Prostitute
Ned Glass
Played The Agent
Milton Selzer
Played The Doctor
Norman Bartold
Played The Detective #1
Clay Tanner
Played The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
Played The Butler
Bert Kramer
Played The Policeman
Paul Micale
Played The Maitre d'
Michele Aller
Played The Singer
Byron Kane
Played The Announcer
Barbara Minkus
Played Radio Actress
Kay Lewis
Played Angela DeMarco
Helen Lewis
Played Debbie McGee
George Wyner
Played The M.C.
Shirley Melline
Played The Policewoman
Toby Russ
Played The Jail Guard
Larry Duran
Played Hood #1
Ernest Robinson
Played Hood #2
Don McGovern
Played Reporter #1
Dick Poston
Played Reporter #2
Charles Woolf
Played Reporter #3
Denise Denise
Played Denise
Lynn Hamilton
Played Aunt Ida
Victor Morosco
Played Vic
Robert L. Gordy
Played The Hawk
Harry Caesar
Played The Rapist
Paulene Myers
Played Mrs. Edson
Scatman Crothers
Played Big Ben
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