Billie Holiday

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

20

Gender

Female

Birthday

1915-04-07

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

  • Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

  • Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

    Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • Emperor Jones

    Emperor Jones

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

  • Billie

    Billie

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Jazz

    Jazz

  • Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

    Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

  • Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

    Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

  • The Long Night of Lady Day

    The Long Night of Lady Day

  • 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

    'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

  • The Apollo

    The Apollo

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

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

  • It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

  • Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

  • Strange Fruit

    Strange Fruit

  • Billie Holiday: A Sensation

    Billie Holiday: A Sensation

  • Billie on Billie

    Billie on Billie