Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1972-10-12
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 64 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 24min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Weston Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sidney J. Furie
star 6.9/10
From 64 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Diana Ross

    as Billie Holiday

  • Billy Dee Williams

    as Louis McKay

  • Richard Pryor

    as Piano Man

  • James T. Callahan

    as Reg Hanley

  • Paul Hampton

    as Harry

  • Sid Melton

    as Jerry

  • Virginia Capers

    as Mama Holiday

  • Yvonne Fair

    as Yvonne

  • Isabel Sanford

    as The Madame

  • Tracee Lyles

    as The Prostitute

  • Ned Glass

    as The Agent

  • Milton Selzer

    as The Doctor

  • Norman Bartold

    as The Detective #1

  • Clay Tanner

    as The Detective #2

  • Jester Hairston

    as The Butler

  • Bert Kramer

    as The Policeman

  • Paul Micale

    as The Maitre d'

  • Michele Aller

    as The Singer

  • Byron Kane

    as The Announcer

  • Barbara Minkus

    as Radio Actress

  • Kay Lewis

    as Angela DeMarco

  • Helen Lewis

    as Debbie McGee

  • George Wyner

    as The M.C.

  • Shirley Melline

    as The Policewoman

  • Toby Russ

    as The Jail Guard

  • Larry Duran

    as Hood #1

  • Ernest Robinson

    as Hood #2

  • Don McGovern

    as Reporter #1

  • Dick Poston

    as Reporter #2

  • Charles Woolf

    as Reporter #3

  • Denise Denise

    as Denise

  • Lynn Hamilton

    as Aunt Ida

  • Victor Morosco

    as Vic

  • Robert L. Gordy

    as The Hawk

  • Harry Caesar

    as The Rapist

  • Paulene Myers

    as Mrs. Edson

  • Scatman Crothers

    as Big Ben
Production Jay Weston Producer
Directing Sidney J. Furie Director
Writing Chris Clark Screenplay
Writing Suzanne de Passe Screenplay
Writing William Dufty Book
Writing Billie Holiday Book
Writing Terence McCloy Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Norma Koch Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Cherie Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Don Schoenfeld Makeup Supervisor
Crew Millie Moore Post Production Supervisor
Production Eddie Saeta Production Manager
Sound Michel Legrand Original Music Composer
Camera John A. Alonzo Director of Photography
Editing Argyle Nelson Jr. Editor
Production Joe Scully Casting
Art Carl Anderson Production Design
Art Reg Allen Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Ray Aghayan Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Bob Mackie Costume Design
Production James S. White Producer
Production Brad Dexter Producer
Production Berry Gordy Executive Producer
Production Eddie Saeta Associate Producer
Sound Gil Askey Music Co-Supervisor
Lighting Randy Glass Best Boy Electrician

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