
Billie Holiday
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 ForActing
- Born7 April 1915 (age 110)
- Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Billie Holiday

- Known ForActing
- Born7 April 1915 (age 110)
- Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

Billie
2020

The Apollo
2019

Billie Holiday: A Sensation
2015

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013

Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
2007

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
2006

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
Billie on Billie
2002

Strange Fruit
2002

It's Black Entertainment
2002

Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
1990
The Long Night of Lady Day
1984

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
1951

New Orleans
1947

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
