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Drama • Music
1972
R
2 hours and 24 minutes
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
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.
Release:
October 12, 1972
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
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Budget:
2.000.000 $
Revenue:
19.726.490 $
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Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
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Billy Dee Williams
Louis McKay
Louis McKay
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Richard Pryor
Piano Man
Piano Man
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James T. Callahan
Reg Hanley
Reg Hanley
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Paul Hampton
Harry
Harry
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Sid Melton
Jerry
Jerry
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Virginia Capers
Mama Holiday
Mama Holiday
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Yvonne Fair
Yvonne
Yvonne
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Isabel Sanford
The Madame
The Madame
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Tracee Lyles
The Prostitute
The Prostitute
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Ned Glass
The Agent
The Agent
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Milton Selzer
The Doctor
The Doctor
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Norman Bartold
The Detective #1
The Detective #1
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Clay Tanner
The Detective #2
The Detective #2
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Jester Hairston
The Butler
The Butler
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Bert Kramer
The Policeman
The Policeman
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Paul Micale
The Maitre d'
The Maitre d'
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Michele Aller
The Singer
The Singer
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Byron Kane
The Announcer
The Announcer
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Barbara Minkus
Radio Actress
Radio Actress
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Kay Lewis
Angela DeMarco
Angela DeMarco
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Helen Lewis
Debbie McGee
Debbie McGee
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George Wyner
The M.C.
The M.C.
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Shirley Melline
The Policewoman
The Policewoman
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Toby Russ
The Jail Guard
The Jail Guard
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Larry Duran
Hood #1
Hood #1
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Ernest Robinson
Hood #2
Hood #2
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Don McGovern
Reporter #1
Reporter #1
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Dick Poston
Reporter #2
Reporter #2
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Charles Woolf
Reporter #3
Reporter #3
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Denise Denise
Denise
Denise
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Lynn Hamilton
Aunt Ida
Aunt Ida
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Victor Morosco
Vic
Vic
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Robert L. Gordy
The Hawk
The Hawk
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Harry Caesar
The Rapist
The Rapist
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Paulene Myers
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Mrs. Edson
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