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Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

# Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
Drama   Music
📜 Overview: Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1972-10-12
⌚ Running Time: 144 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.9

Beloved Cast

Diana Ross original image
Billie Holiday
Diana Ross
Billy Dee Williams original image
Louis McKay
Billy Dee Williams
Richard Pryor original image
Piano Man
Richard Pryor
James T. Callahan original image
Reg Hanley
James T. Callahan
Paul Hampton original image
Harry
Paul Hampton
Sid Melton original image
Jerry
Sid Melton
Virginia Capers original image
Mama Holiday
Virginia Capers
Yvonne Fair original image
Yvonne
Yvonne Fair
Isabel Sanford original image
The Madame
Isabel Sanford
Tracee Lyles original image
The Prostitute
Tracee Lyles
Ned Glass original image
The Agent
Ned Glass
Milton Selzer original image
The Doctor
Milton Selzer
Norman Bartold original image
The Detective #1
Norman Bartold
Clay Tanner original image
The Detective #2
Clay Tanner
Jester Hairston original image
The Butler
Jester Hairston
Bert Kramer original image
The Policeman
Bert Kramer
Paul Micale original image
The Maitre d'
Paul Micale
Michele Aller original image
The Singer
Michele Aller
Byron Kane original image
The Announcer
Byron Kane
Barbara Minkus original image
Radio Actress
Barbara Minkus
Kay Lewis original image
Angela DeMarco
Kay Lewis
Helen Lewis original image
Debbie McGee
Helen Lewis
George Wyner original image
The M.C.
George Wyner
Shirley Melline original image
The Policewoman
Shirley Melline
Toby Russ original image
The Jail Guard
Toby Russ
Larry Duran original image
Hood #1
Larry Duran
Ernest Robinson original image
Hood #2
Ernest Robinson
Don McGovern original image
Reporter #1
Don McGovern
Dick Poston original image
Reporter #2
Dick Poston
Charles Woolf original image
Reporter #3
Charles Woolf
Denise Denise original image
Denise
Denise Denise
Lynn Hamilton original image
Aunt Ida
Lynn Hamilton
Victor Morosco original image
Vic
Victor Morosco
Robert L. Gordy original image
The Hawk
Robert L. Gordy
Harry Caesar original image
The Rapist
Harry Caesar
Paulene Myers original image
Mrs. Edson
Paulene Myers
Scatman Crothers original image
Big Ben
Scatman Crothers

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