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Billie Holiday

Acting Born Apr 7, 1915 Died Jul 17, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 27 credits

Biography

Billie Holiday works in acting. Born April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died July 17, 1959. Archytele lists 27 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Jazz

as Self (archive footage)

Three Sisters

as Extra in Nightclub Scene

Frequent co-stars

Keith David 1 shared title
Sidney Bechet 1 shared title
Louis Armstrong 1 shared title
Duke Ellington 1 shared title
Benny Goodman 1 shared title
Artie Shaw 1 shared title
Glenn Miller 1 shared title
Dave Brubeck 1 shared title
Art Tatum 1 shared title
John Coltrane 1 shared title

Career timeline

This Is PopThe Magic Voices of Pop
Sweet Thing · MusicBillieStrange Fruit · Writer
The Apollo
Billie Holiday: A Sensation
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate CollectionSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
It's Black EntertainmentStrange FruitBillie on Billie
Jazz
Benny Carter: Symphony in RiffsLady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
The Long Night of Lady Day
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Lady Sings the Blues · Book
Diary Films I - V · Music
'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
New Orleans
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Emperor Jones

Full filmography

  • This Is Pop (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Magic Voices of Pop (2021) as Self (archive)
  • Sweet Thing (2020) Music
  • Billie (2020) as self
  • Strange Fruit (2020) Writer
  • The Apollo (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Billie Holiday: A Sensation (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit (2007) as Herself
  • Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1 (2006)
  • Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005) as Herself
  • Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas (2005)
  • It's Black Entertainment (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • Strange Fruit (2002) as Self
  • Billie on Billie (2002) as Herself
  • Jazz (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990) as Self (archive footage)
  • Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)
  • Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got (1985) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Long Night of Lady Day (1984)
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • Lady Sings the Blues (1972) Book
  • Diary Films I - V (1971) Music
  • 'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet (1951)
  • New Orleans (1947) as Endie
  • Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) as Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
  • Emperor Jones (1933) as Extra in Nightclub Scene