Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Cast
Andra Day
Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
Louis McKay
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Roslyn
Evan Ross
Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
John Levy
Blake DeLong
Agent Carter
Dana Gourrier
Sadie
Melvin Gregg
Joe Guy
Erik LaRay Harvey
James Monroe
Ray Shell
Carl The Drummer
Dusan Dukic
Joe Glaser
Koumba Ball
Lucille
Kate MacLellan
Working Class Woman
Kwasi Songui
Working Class Man
Letitia Brookes
Velva
Warren 'Slim' Williams
Bobby Tucker
Orville Thompson
Auditioning Sax Player
Jeff Corbett
Congressman JP Thomas
Damian Joseph Quinn
Roy Cohn
Robert Alan Beuth
Congressman J. Rankin
Randy Davison
Senator J. McCarthy
Kevin Hanchard
Louis Armstrong
Jono Townsend
Guitar Player
Morgan Moore
Bass Player
Arlen John Bonnar
Priest
Furly Mac
Elevator Attendant
Andrew Zadel
Agent McDermott
Tristan D. Lalla
Mr. Jordon Green
Alex Bisping
Bailiff #1
Don Anderson
Judge Ganey
Amanda Strawn
Gloria
Charleine Charles
Shirley
Sylvia Stewart
Stink-Eye Inmate
Daphné Archer
Jail Dishwasher
Anita Lee
Fighting Woman
Tony Chao
Fighting Man
Linda Sauvé
Receptionist
Alain Goulem
Ed Fishman
Ramona Clyke
Miss Mona
Laurent Beaudin
Ed Fishman's Assistant
Alika Autran
Martha Anslinger
Kim Feeney
Lady In Audience
Diana Carmen Ratycz
Carnegie Fan
Richard Jutras
Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Jonathan Higgins
Defense Lawyer Erlich
Marc Essertaize
Bailiff #2
Nealla Gordon
Courthouse Reporter
Len Blavatnik
Club Owner
Christopher Ricardo Price
Drug Dealer
Taryn Brown
Billie (10 years old)
Zuri Hawkins
Little Girl in Brothel
Elizabeth Eveillard
Prostitute 1923
Clauter Alexandre
Husband
Penande Estime
Hanging Woman
Elikya Tupula
Young Daughter
Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith
Older Daughter
Joe Cobden
George Jessel
Ronda Louis-Jeune
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Maxime Paradis
Producer
Sarah Levesque
Nurse
Donald Fullilove
Additional Voices (voice)
Crew
Valérie Caron
Back-up Set Production Assistant
Martin Roy
Truck Production Assistant
Christian Rollin
Back-up Truck Production Assistant
Vidar Neuhof
On Set Key Props
Maude Beaunoyer
Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
Jocelyne Hamel
Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
Yan Philie
Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
Claude Saingelain
Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
Michel Robert
Base Camp Operator
Luc Champagne
Catering Head Chef
Michelle Fowler
Additional Post-Production Supervisor
Lee Daniels
Director, Producer
Suzan-Lori Parks
Screenplay
Johann Hari
Book, Executive Producer
Jay Rabinowitz
Editor
Hughes Winborne
Additional Editing
Joe Leonard
Additional Editing
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
Tim Stipan
Colorist
Nick Nassif
Color Assistant
H.H. Cooper
First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
Fanny Hudon
Second Assistant Director
Harris Ellison
Third Assistant Director
Shanna Roberts Salée
Third Assistant Director
Eva Quintero
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kathy Ann Thomas
Production Coordinator
Éric Brais
Picture Car Coordinator
Dennis Stratton
Executive Producer
Patty Long
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Jeremy Allen
Executive Producer
Mark Bomback
Executive Producer
Cassian Elwes
Executive Producer
Hilary Shor
Executive Producer
Simone Sheffield
Co-Executive Producer
Joe Roth
Producer
Jeff Kirschenbaum
Producer
Jordan Fudge
Producer
Tucker Tooley
Producer
Pamela Oas Williams
Producer
Jeremy Green
Associate Producer
Jake Meyers
Associate Producer
Thomas Westfall
Associate Producer
Jahil Fisher
Co-Producer
Marie Cisco
Co-Producer
Wellington Love
Co-Producer
Ben Clune
Producer's Assistant
Danny Williams
Producer's Assistant
Adam Davis
Producer's Assistant
Ian Malcolm
Producer's Assistant
Daniel T. Dorrance
Production Design
Dany Racine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Soupharak Keoborakoth
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Yoann Malnati
"B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Nicolas Marion
First Assistant "B" Camera
Eric Aubin
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Sylvaine Dufaux
"C" Camera Operator
Michel Bernier
First Assistant "C" Camera
Jean-Francois Tousignant
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Rémi Giroux
Dolly Grip
Joost Clerinx
Dolly Grip
Salome Dufaux-Mathieu
Camera Trainee
Isabelle Lauzon
Camera Loader
Christian Caperaa
Camera Loader
Mallory Trice
Post Production Coordinator
Ejon Williamson
Post Production Assistant
Samantha Hernandez
Post Production Assistant
Daniel Tantalean
Post Production Assistant
Alexis Wiscomb
Post Production Supervisor
Kevin Scott
Casting
Leah Daniels-Butler
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Ashley Ingram
Casting
Andrea Kenyon
Local Casting
Randi Wells
Local Casting
Julie Breton
Extras Casting
Melissa Nepton
Extras Casting Assistant
Paolo Nieddu
Costume Designer
Nedra Gribaa
Assistant Costume Designer
Katrina Marie Lukaitis
Costume Coordinator
Pat Welch
Costume Supervisor
Cristina Carvalho
Wardrobe Specialized Technician
Charles Gregory Ross
Hair Department Head, In Memory Of, Wig Designer
T.A. Henderson
Hairdresser
Liliane Saad
Hairdresser
Gladys Simard
Assistant Hairdresser
Sarah Tremblay
Assistant Hairdresser
Nathalie Garon
Assistant Hairdresser
Mario Saint-Louis
Assistant Hairdresser
Martin Lapointe
Assistant Hairdresser
Marie-Eve Menard
Assistant Hairdresser
Pascale Royer
Assistant Hairdresser
Janie Otis
Assistant Hairdresser
Nathalie Dion
Assistant Hairdresser
Jerry Asiedu Pipim
Assistant Hairdresser
Manon Joly
Assistant Hairdresser
Francoise Lortie
Assistant Hairdresser
André Duval
Assistant Hairdresser
Rocco Stallone
Assistant Hairdresser
Laini Thompson
Makeup Department Head
Camiel McLean
Assistant Makeup Artist
Lizane La Salle
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sophie Lebeau
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sandra Ruel
Assistant Makeup Artist
Genevieve Bonneau
Assistant Makeup Artist
Chanelle Ouellette
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sherry Hu
Assistant Makeup Artist
Catherine Lavoie
Makeup Artist
Cecile Braemer
Art Department Coordinator
Félix Larivière-Charron
Supervising Art Director
Luc-Eric Duhamel
Assistant Art Director
Léa-Valérie Létourneau
Assistant Art Director
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dennis Dembeck
Assistant Sound Editor
Josh Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Dialogue Editor
Thomas Sedillot
Sound Assistant
Claude La Haye
Sound Recordist
Joel Scheuneman
Sound Engineer
Stephen Kaye
Scoring Mixer
Scott Michael Smith
Score Engineer
Francis Péloquin
Boom Operator
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist
Lars Halvorsen
Foley Editor
Pietu Korhonen
Foley Editor
Kari Vähäkuopus
Foley Mixer
Kenton Jakub
ADR Editor
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Georgia Simon
ADR Voice Casting
Eames Gagnon
Chief Lighting Technician
Daniel Goyens
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Constant Lavallée
Lighting Technician
Frederic Nivoix
Lighting Technician
Monica Caballero Moreno
Lighting Technician
Sébastien Lauzon
Lighting Technician
Marc Hénaut
Lighting Technician
Christopher Cadorette
Lighting Technician
Frederic Moreau
Lighting Technician
Ryan Faulconbridge
Lighting Technician
Alain Apollon
Lighting Technician
Jeremy Martin
Lighting Coordinator
Christine Chu
Lighting Coordinator
Andre Fortin
Special Effects Technician
Etienne Trepanier
Special Effects Technician
Marc Godding
Special Effects Technician
Stacey Godding
Special Effects Technician
Guillaume Murray
Special Effects Supervisor
Kathy Tse
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Caroline Aquin
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Vague Vartanian
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Marc A. Rousseau
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Dan Schrecker
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alain Lachance
Visual Effects Supervisor
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Producer
Mélissa Massé
Visual Effects Coordinator
Daniel Triller
Visual Effects Editor
Jonathan Lancelot
Visual Effects Editor
Simon Beaupré
VFX Artist
Sébastien Chartier
VFX Artist
Valérie Dugas
VFX Artist
Bryan Hsu
VFX Artist
Andris Pakalns
VFX Artist
Raphael Valle
VFX Artist
Didier Bertrand
VFX Artist
Camille Dao
VFX Artist
Jessica Francoeur-Ducharme
VFX Artist
Maxime Lapointe
VFX Artist
Charles Richer
VFX Artist
Pierre-David Myles
VFX Artist
Eric Clement
CG Supervisor
Salaam Remi
Executive Music Producer
Amanda Ghost
Executive Music Producer
Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer, Musician
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor
Joseph Petrucelli
Music Consultant
Steve Jordan
Music Consultant
Max Wrightson
Music Coordinator
Mario Allard
Musician
Giovany Arteaga
Musician
Hubert Brizard
Musician
Drey Demo
Musician
Nicola Di Lauro
Musician
Claude Gelineau
Musician
Ken Joseph
Musician
Jean Laplante
Musician
Jean-Marc Martel
Musician
Daniel Plamondon
Musician
François D'Anjou Pomerleau
Musician
Peter Purich
Musician
Olivier Allard
Musician
Carl Beaudoin
Musician
Nicolas Cousineau
Musician
Maxime Despax
Musician
Schadrac Émilica
Musician
Sébastien Grenier
Musician
Laszlo Koos
Musician
Patrice Luneau
Musician
Nathan Mignien
Musician
Kieran Poile
Musician
Jacques Proulx
Musician
Jeremy Sandfelder
Musician
Charles-Antoine Solis
Musician
Jen Monnar
Supervising Music Editor
Philippe Gilbert
Transportation Captain
Simon Paquin
Transportation Captain
Péo Chénard
Transportation Coordinator
Tom Di Blasio
Production Accountant
Flora Eleftheriou
First Assistant Accountant
Kelsey Schuyler
Post Production Accountant
François Choinière
Payroll Accountant
Ian Cymore
Dialogue Editor
Dave Paterson
Dialogue Editor
Sylvia Menno
Dialogue Editor
Thom Jones
Dialect Coach
Dominic Prevost
Rigging Grip
Michael Robidoux
Rigging Grip
Emile Gonin Robidoux
Rigging Grip
Stephane St-Pierre
Rigging Grip
Carmelo Staguitta
Rigging Grip
Alexandre Dumas
Rigging Grip
Cedric Arcand
Rigging Grip
Gabriel Boudrau
Rigging Grip
Frederic Calve
Rigging Grip
Guillaume Vidal
Rigging Grip
Frederic Bilodeau
Rigging Grip
Jean-François Dubé
Rigging Grip
Adam Robidoux
Rigging Grip
Philippe Lacrois
Rigging Grip
Daniel Robidoux
Key Rigging Grip
Philippe Langlois
Matte Painter
Gigi Duval
Key Dresser
Colin Lavigne
Set Dresser
Vincent Morin
Set Dresser
Eduardo Santibanez
Set Dresser
Julie Baumann
Set Dresser
Alexis St-Denis
Set Dresser
Martin Leblanc
Set Dresser
Joakim Rivest-Girard
Set Dresser
Alain Clouâtre
Set Dresser
Frédérick Marcil
Set Dresser
Jason Sheppard
Set Dresser
Elissa Arsenault Soupras
Set Dresser
Julyan Chamorro
Set Dresser
Julien Bocciarelli
Set Dresser
Jimmy Brassard
Set Dresser
Stephan McKenzie
On Set Dresser
Guy Pigeon
Set Designer
Simon Théberge
Set Designer
Rejean Brochu
Construction Coordinator
Ann Brochu
Construction Manager
Andrew Law
Props
Eulalie Gagne
Props
Vincent Brabant
On Set Props
Sarah-Rose Buchanan
On Set Props
Takashi Seida
Still Photographer
Loic Laurelut
Compositing Supervisor
Elizabeth Tremblay
Script Supervisor
Rémi Beaudoin
Head Carpenter
Richard Cardin
Head Carpenter
Pablo Figueroa
Head Carpenter
Marc-André Proulx
Head Carpenter
Jean-Philippe Silvestro
Head Carpenter
Jonathan Meunier
Set Production Assistant
Benoît Mathieu
Location Manager
Lynne Dauphinee
Location Scout
Nutan Khanna
Clearances Coordinator
Odette Lavigne
Travel Coordinator
Chelsea Jackson
Stunts
Rodney Alexandre
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Jason Conyers
Stunts
Otis Hopson
Stunts
Trevor Jones
Stunts
Tyler Hall
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Scherer
Stunt Coordinator
Eboni Nichols
Choreographer
Josée Juteau
Animal Wrangler
Simone Leclerc
Property Master
Olivier Proulx
Assistant Property Master
Ami Diakité
Assistant Director Trainee
Sébastien Paré
Chef
Juan Pablo
Assistant Chef
Natalie Turgeon
Assistant Chef
Olivier Péloquin
Pipeline Technical Director
Pascale Deschênes
Decorator
Geneviève Boivin
Decorator
Jacques Rajotte
Decorator
Josée Arsenault
Decorator
Yves Allard
Assistant Decorator
Marzia Pellissier
Assistant Decorator
Léonie Lavoie
Assistant Decorator
Ariane Leroux-Ringuette
Assistant Decorator
Stéphanie-Alexandra Joseph
Receptionist
Myriam Santos
Actor's Assistant
Andre Thomas
Actor's Assistant
Adrienne Williams
Actor's Assistant
Ben Poppleton
Actor's Assistant
Moises Cruz
Digital Intermediate Producer
Rebecca Erbe
Digital Intermediate Producer
Charles Castonguay
Video Assist Operator
Daniel Dinel
Key Grip
Martin Landry
Grip
Jonathan Barbeau
Grip
Johanzen Aldana Espinosa
Grip
Jean-Phillipe Gauthier
Grip
Simon Hébert
Grip
Steve Montplaisir
Grip
Christophe Desjardins
Grip
Christian Chabot
Grip
Melanie St-Pierre
Grip
Eric Belanger
Grip
Thierry Lacombe
Grip
Claude Gervais
Grip
Alexandra Elkin
Grip
Martin Boiteau
Grip
Bob E. Krattiger
Gaffer
Hélène Ross
Unit Production Manager
George Parra
Unit Production Manager
Jean-Francois Landry
Libra Head Technician
Deborah Adams
Seamstress
Priscillia Collin
Seamstress
Lynda Goode
Seamstress
Sylvie Théberge
Seamstress
Viriya Say
Seamstress
Laurie-Anne St-Pierre Savard
Seamstress
Kristyn Hume
Title Designer
Brigitte St-Onge
Unit Manager
Benoit Thériault
Assistant Unit Manager
Stephane Desharnais
Assistant Unit Manager
Éric Morin
Generator Operator
Susana Vera
Tailor
Sigesmund Moser
Tailor
Rhiannon Colley
Craft Service
Fabrizio Mancinelli
Conductor
Puelo Deir
Unit Publicist
Vincent Aird
Art Direction
Carolyne de Bellefeuille
Art Direction
Bob Kretschmer
Wigmaker
Mirsad Osmanbasic
Set Medic
Thamara Antoine
Set Medic
Marc-Antoine Paquet
Sculptor
Kyle Falcon
First Assistant Editor
John-Sébastien Côté
Armorer
Patricia Ferris
Production Secretary
Edward Trybek
Orchestrator
Jonathan Beard
Orchestrator
Henri Wilkinson
Orchestrator
Michèle Laroche
Leadman
Reno Hebert
Greensman
Myriam Tallard
Greensman
Olya Zarapina
Greensman
Isabelle Côté
Graphic Designer
Anne-Marie Giroux
Graphic Designer
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