Lady Sings the Blues
Film1972144 min6.9/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Diana RossBillie Holiday
Billy Dee WilliamsLouis McKay
Richard PryorPiano Man
James T. CallahanReg Hanley
Sid MeltonJerry
Virginia CapersMama Holiday
Yvonne FairYvonne
Isabel SanfordThe MadameTracee Lyles
Tracee LylesThe Prostitute
Ned GlassThe Agent
Milton SelzerThe DoctorExplore the crew
- Director
- Sidney J. Furie
- Producer
- Jay Weston
- Screenplay
- Terence McCloy
- Screenplay
- Suzanne de Passe
- Screenplay
- Chris Clark
- Original Music Composer
- Michel Legrand
- Producer
- Brad Dexter
- Director of Photography
- John A. Alonzo
- Editor
- Argyle Nelson Jr.
- Producer
- James S. White