Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

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.

US

Made in US

6.9/10

1972

Drama
Music
Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Diana Ross

Diana Ross

As Billie Holiday

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

As Louis McKay

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

As Piano Man

James T. Callahan

James T. Callahan

As Reg Hanley

Paul Hampton

Paul Hampton

As Harry

Sid Melton

Sid Melton

As Jerry

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

As Mama Holiday

Yvonne Fair

Yvonne Fair

As Yvonne

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford

As The Madame

Tracee Lyles

Tracee Lyles

As The Prostitute

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

As The Agent

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

As The Doctor

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

As The Detective #1

Clay Tanner

Clay Tanner

As The Detective #2

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

As The Butler

Bert Kramer

Bert Kramer

As The Policeman

Paul Micale

Paul Micale

As The Maitre d'

Michele Aller

Michele Aller

As The Singer

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

As The Announcer

Barbara Minkus

Barbara Minkus

As Radio Actress

Kay Lewis

Kay Lewis

As Angela DeMarco

Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis

As Debbie McGee

George Wyner

George Wyner

As The M.C.

Shirley Melline

Shirley Melline

As The Policewoman

Toby Russ

Toby Russ

As The Jail Guard

Larry Duran

Larry Duran

As Hood #1

Ernest Robinson

Ernest Robinson

As Hood #2

Don McGovern

Don McGovern

As Reporter #1

Dick Poston

Dick Poston

As Reporter #2

Charles Woolf

Charles Woolf

As Reporter #3

Denise Denise

Denise Denise

As Denise

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

As Aunt Ida

Victor Morosco

Victor Morosco

As Vic

Robert L. Gordy

Robert L. Gordy

As The Hawk

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar

As The Rapist

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers

As Mrs. Edson

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

As Big Ben

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