Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

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

Directed by Sidney J. Furie2h 24mDrama,Music

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.

Rated
R
Year
1972
Country
US
Language
French
Release date
12 October 1972
TMDB
6.9 (79)
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams
Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Piano Man
James T. Callahan
James T. Callahan
Reg Hanley
P
Paul Hampton
Harry
Sid Melton
Sid Melton
Jerry
Virginia Capers
Virginia Capers
Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
Yvonne Fair
Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford
The Madame
T
Tracee Lyles
The Prostitute
Ned Glass
Ned Glass
The Agent
Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
The Doctor
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
The Detective #1
C
Clay Tanner
The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
Jester Hairston
The Butler
Bert Kramer
Bert Kramer
The Policeman
Paul Micale
Paul Micale
The Maitre d'
M
Michele Aller
The Singer
Byron Kane
Byron Kane
The Announcer
B
Barbara Minkus
Radio Actress
K
Kay Lewis
Angela DeMarco
H
Helen Lewis
Debbie McGee
George Wyner
George Wyner
The M.C.
S
Shirley Melline
The Policewoman
T
Toby Russ
The Jail Guard
L
Larry Duran
Hood #1
E
Ernest Robinson
Hood #2
Don McGovern
Don McGovern
Reporter #1
D
Dick Poston
Reporter #2
C
Charles Woolf
Reporter #3
D
Denise Denise
Denise
Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton
Aunt Ida
V
Victor Morosco
Vic
R
Robert L. Gordy
The Hawk
Harry Caesar
Harry Caesar
The Rapist
Paulene Myers
Paulene Myers
Mrs. Edson
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Big Ben

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