Lady Sings the Blues
# Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
2,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1972-10-12
⌚ Running Time:
144 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.9
Beloved Cast
Billie Holiday
Diana Ross
Louis McKay
Billy Dee Williams
Piano Man
Richard Pryor
Reg Hanley
James T. Callahan
Harry
Paul Hampton
Jerry
Sid Melton
Mama Holiday
Virginia Capers
Yvonne
Yvonne Fair
The Madame
Isabel Sanford
The Prostitute
Tracee Lyles
The Agent
Ned Glass
The Doctor
Milton Selzer
The Detective #1
Norman Bartold
The Detective #2
Clay Tanner
The Butler
Jester Hairston
The Policeman
Bert Kramer
The Maitre d'
Paul Micale
The Singer
Michele Aller
The Announcer
Byron Kane
Radio Actress
Barbara Minkus
Angela DeMarco
Kay Lewis
Debbie McGee
Helen Lewis
The M.C.
George Wyner
The Policewoman
Shirley Melline
The Jail Guard
Toby Russ
Hood #1
Larry Duran
Hood #2
Ernest Robinson
Reporter #1
Don McGovern
Reporter #2
Dick Poston
Reporter #3
Charles Woolf
Denise
Denise Denise
Aunt Ida
Lynn Hamilton
Vic
Victor Morosco
The Hawk
Robert L. Gordy
The Rapist
Harry Caesar
Mrs. Edson
Paulene Myers
Big Ben
Scatman Crothers
