Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
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
as Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
as Louis McKay
as Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
as Piano Man
as Piano Man
James T. Callahan
as Reg Hanley
as Reg Hanley
Paul Hampton
as Harry
as Harry
Sid Melton
as Jerry
as Jerry
Virginia Capers
as Mama Holiday
as Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
as Yvonne
as Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
as The Madame
as The Madame
Tracee Lyles
as The Prostitute
as The Prostitute
Ned Glass
as The Agent
as The Agent
Milton Selzer
as The Doctor
as The Doctor
Norman Bartold
as The Detective #1
as The Detective #1
Clay Tanner
as The Detective #2
as The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
as The Butler
as The Butler
Bert Kramer
as The Policeman
as The Policeman
Paul Micale
as The Maitre d'
as The Maitre d'
Michele Aller
as The Singer
as The Singer
Byron Kane
as The Announcer
as The Announcer
Barbara Minkus
as Radio Actress
as Radio Actress
Kay Lewis
as Angela DeMarco
as Angela DeMarco
Helen Lewis
as Debbie McGee
as Debbie McGee
George Wyner
as The M.C.
as The M.C.
Shirley Melline
as The Policewoman
as The Policewoman
Toby Russ
as The Jail Guard
as The Jail Guard
Larry Duran
as Hood #1
as Hood #1
Ernest Robinson
as Hood #2
as Hood #2
Don McGovern
as Reporter #1
as Reporter #1
Dick Poston
as Reporter #2
as Reporter #2
Charles Woolf
as Reporter #3
as Reporter #3
Denise Denise
as Denise
as Denise
Lynn Hamilton
as Aunt Ida
as Aunt Ida
Victor Morosco
as Vic
as Vic
Robert L. Gordy
as The Hawk
as The Hawk
Harry Caesar
as The Rapist
as The Rapist
Paulene Myers
as Mrs. Edson
as Mrs. Edson
Scatman Crothers
as Big Ben
as Big Ben
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Sidney J. Furie
Director
Director
Jay Weston
Producer
Producer
Cherie
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Suzanne de Passe
Screenplay
Screenplay
William Dufty
Book
Book
Millie Moore
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Supervisor
Don Schoenfeld
Makeup Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
Chris Clark
Screenplay
Screenplay
Norma Koch
Costume Design
Costume Design
Billie Holiday
Book
Book
Terence McCloy
Screenplay
Screenplay
Eddie Saeta
Production Manager
Production Manager
Eddie Saeta
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Joe Scully
Casting
Casting
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Argyle Nelson Jr.
Editor
Editor
Carl Anderson
Production Design
Production Design
Bob Mackie
Costume Design
Costume Design
Reg Allen
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Berry Gordy
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
James S. White
Producer
Producer
Brad Dexter
Producer
Producer
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ray Aghayan
Costume Design
Costume Design
Gil Askey
Music Co-Supervisor
Music Co-Supervisor
Randy Glass
Best Boy Electrician
Best Boy Electrician
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