Lady Sings the Blues
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
6.9(77) 1972-10-12 144 minDramaMusic
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.
DirectorSidney J. Furie
ProducerJay Weston
ScreenplaySuzanne de Passe
ScreenplayChris Clark
ScreenplayTerence McCloy
Original Music ComposerMichel Legrand
ProducerJames S. White
ProducerBrad Dexter
Cast & characters
Diana Ross
as Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
as Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
as Piano Man
James T. Callahan
as Reg Hanley
Paul Hampton
as Harry
Sid Melton
as Jerry
Virginia Capers
as Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
as Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
as The Madame
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Tracee Lyles
as The Prostitute
Ned Glass
as The Agent
Milton Selzer
as The Doctor
Norman Bartold
as The Detective #1
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Clay Tanner
as The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
as The Butler
Bert Kramer
as The Policeman
Paul Micale
as The Maitre d'
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Michele Aller
as The Singer
Byron Kane
as The Announcer
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Barbara Minkus
as Radio Actress
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Kay Lewis
as Angela DeMarco
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Helen Lewis
as Debbie McGee
George Wyner
as The M.C.
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Shirley Melline
as The Policewoman
