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Cast

Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Billie Holiday

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Louis McKay

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Piano Man

James T. Callahan

James T. Callahan

Reg Hanley

Paul Hampton

Paul Hampton

Harry

Sid Melton

Sid Melton

Jerry

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Mama Holiday

Yvonne Fair

Yvonne Fair

Yvonne

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford

The Madame

Tracee Lyles

Tracee Lyles

The Prostitute

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

The Agent

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

The Doctor

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

The Detective #1

Clay Tanner

Clay Tanner

The Detective #2

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

The Butler

Bert Kramer

Bert Kramer

The Policeman

Paul Micale

Paul Micale

The Maitre d'

Michele Aller

Michele Aller

The Singer

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

The Announcer

Barbara Minkus

Barbara Minkus

Radio Actress

Kay Lewis

Kay Lewis

Angela DeMarco

Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis

Debbie McGee

George Wyner

George Wyner

The M.C.

Shirley Melline

Shirley Melline

The Policewoman

Toby Russ

Toby Russ

The Jail Guard

Larry Duran

Larry Duran

Hood #1

Ernest Robinson

Ernest Robinson

Hood #2

Don McGovern

Don McGovern

Reporter #1

Dick Poston

Dick Poston

Reporter #2

Charles Woolf

Charles Woolf

Reporter #3

Denise Denise

Denise Denise

Denise

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Aunt Ida

Victor Morosco

Victor Morosco

Vic

Robert L. Gordy

Robert L. Gordy

The Hawk

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar

The Rapist

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers

Mrs. Edson

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Big Ben

Crew

Jay Weston

Jay Weston

Producer

Sidney J. Furie

Sidney J. Furie

Director

Chris Clark

Chris Clark

Screenplay

Suzanne de Passe

Suzanne de Passe

Screenplay

William Dufty

William Dufty

Book

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Book

Terence McCloy

Terence McCloy

Screenplay

Norma Koch

Norma Koch

Costume Design

Cherie

Cherie

Hairstylist

Don Schoenfeld

Don Schoenfeld

Makeup Supervisor

Millie Moore

Millie Moore

Post Production Supervisor

Eddie Saeta

Eddie Saeta

Production Manager

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

John A. Alonzo

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Argyle Nelson Jr.

Argyle Nelson Jr.

Editor

Joe Scully

Joe Scully

Casting

Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson

Production Design

Reg Allen

Reg Allen

Set Decoration

Ray Aghayan

Ray Aghayan

Costume Design

Bob Mackie

Bob Mackie

Costume Design

James S. White

James S. White

Producer

Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Producer

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

Executive Producer

Eddie Saeta

Eddie Saeta

Associate Producer

Gil Askey

Gil Askey

Music Co-Supervisor

Randy Glass

Randy Glass

Best Boy Electrician

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Lady Sings the Blues

19726.9 / 10144 min
Drama, Music

Overview

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.