Billie Holiday

Personal Info

Birthday

April 7, 1915

Day of Death

1959-07-17

(44 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For

Emperor Jones

New Orleans

Filmography

2020
Billie
as self
2019
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
as herself
2013
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
as Herself
2005
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Herself
2002
Strange Fruit
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Billie on Billie
as Herself
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1947
New Orleans
as Endie
1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
1933
Emperor Jones
as Extra in Nightclub Scene