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