Lady Sings the Blues
- Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
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.
Release Date : 1972-10-12
Language :English
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Weston ProductionsJobete ProductionsMotown ProductionsParamount PicturesSidney J. Furie Productions
Production Country : United States of America
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Billie Holiday
Original Name : Diana Ross
Gender : Female
Character Name : Louis McKay
Original Name : Billy Dee Williams
Gender : Male
Character Name : Piano Man
Original Name : Richard Pryor
Gender : Male
Character Name : Reg Hanley
Original Name : James T. Callahan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Harry
Original Name : Paul Hampton
Gender : Male
Character Name : Jerry
Original Name : Sid Melton
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mama Holiday
Original Name : Virginia Capers
Gender : Female
Character Name : Yvonne
Original Name : Yvonne Fair
Gender : Female
Character Name : The Madame
Original Name : Isabel Sanford
Gender : Female
Character Name : The Prostitute
Original Name : Tracee Lyles
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Agent
Original Name : Ned Glass
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Doctor
Original Name : Milton Selzer
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Detective #1
Original Name : Norman Bartold
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Detective #2
Original Name : Clay Tanner
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Butler
Original Name : Jester Hairston
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Policeman
Original Name : Bert Kramer
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Maitre d'
Original Name : Paul Micale
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Singer
Original Name : Michele Aller
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Announcer
Original Name : Byron Kane
Gender : Male
Character Name : Radio Actress
Original Name : Barbara Minkus
Gender : Female
Character Name : Angela DeMarco
Original Name : Kay Lewis
Gender : Female
Character Name : Debbie McGee
Original Name : Helen Lewis
Gender : Male
Character Name : The M.C.
Original Name : George Wyner
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Policewoman
Original Name : Shirley Melline
Gender : Female
Character Name : The Jail Guard
Original Name : Toby Russ
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hood #1
Original Name : Larry Duran
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hood #2
Original Name : Ernest Robinson
Gender : Male
Character Name : Reporter #1
Original Name : Don McGovern
Gender : Male
Character Name : Reporter #2
Original Name : Dick Poston
Gender : Male
Character Name : Reporter #3
Original Name : Charles Woolf
Gender : Male
Character Name : Denise
Original Name : Denise Denise
Gender : Male
Character Name : Aunt Ida
Original Name : Lynn Hamilton
Gender : Female
Character Name : Vic
Original Name : Victor Morosco
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Hawk
Original Name : Robert L. Gordy
Gender : Male
Character Name : The Rapist
Original Name : Harry Caesar
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mrs. Edson
Original Name : Paulene Myers
Gender : Male
Character Name : Big Ben
Original Name : Scatman Crothers
Gender : Male
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