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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 07, 1915
Died Jul 17, 1959 (44)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Apr 26, 2024
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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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

Filmography

New Orleans

New Orleans

1947

as Endie

The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones

1933

as Extra in Nightclub Scene

Sweet Thing

Sweet Thing

2020

Music

Strange Fruit

Strange Fruit

2020

Writer

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No data available

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No data available

Jazz

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 09, 2001

This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 2021

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