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The United States vs. Billie Holiday: Nominated Academy Awards: April 25, 2021: Best Actress: Andra Day: Nominated [24] African-American Film Critics Association Awards: April 7, 2021 Best Picture The United States vs. Billie Holiday: Nominated [25] Best Actress Andra Day Won BET Awards: June 27, 2021: Best Movie: The United States vs. Billie ...
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on her 1956 autobiography that, in turn, took its title from Holiday's song.
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young , Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
Singer-turned-actor Andra Day brought versatility to Lee Daniels’ biopic “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” She performs the Golden Globes-nominated song “Tigress & Tweed,” which ...
The first trailer for Paramount’s “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” explores the tragic story of singer Billie Holiday, the racial inequalities of 1940s America and her encounters with ...
In 2021, Day portrayed American jazz singer Billie Holiday in the biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, her feature film debut. Her performance won her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, making her the second African American actress to win in this category after Whoopi Goldberg in 1987. [1]
'White Christmas' was an instant classic since its 1954 release, and it’s still loved today. Here, you'll learn fun facts about the film, characters, and songs.
New Orleans is a 1947 American musical romance film starring Arturo de Córdova and Dorothy Patrick, and directed by Arthur Lubin. [1] Though it features a rather conventional plot, the film is noteworthy both for casting jazz legends Billie Holiday as a singing maid romantically involved with bandleader Louis Armstrong, and extensive playing of New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz: over twenty ...