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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.
Cast
- 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
- Tracee Lyles as The Prostitute
- Ned Glass as The Agent
- Milton Selzer as The Doctor
Details
- Director
- Sidney J. Furie
- Released
- October 12, 1972
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Studio
- Weston Productions, Jobete Productions and Motown Productions
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.9 / 10 from 79 votes
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