Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

1972 en 144 minutes

Rating: 6.9

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Diana Ross

Diana Ross

Billie Holiday

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams

Louis McKay

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Piano Man

James T. Callahan

James T. Callahan

Reg Hanley

Paul Hampton

Paul Hampton

Harry

Sid Melton

Sid Melton

Jerry

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Mama Holiday

Yvonne Fair

Yvonne Fair

Yvonne

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford

The Madame

Tracee Lyles

Tracee Lyles

The Prostitute

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

The Agent

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

The Doctor

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

The Detective #1

Clay Tanner

Clay Tanner

The Detective #2

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston

The Butler

Bert Kramer

Bert Kramer

The Policeman

Paul Micale

Paul Micale

The Maitre d'

Michele Aller

Michele Aller

The Singer

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

The Announcer

Barbara Minkus

Barbara Minkus

Radio Actress

Kay Lewis

Kay Lewis

Angela DeMarco

Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis

Debbie McGee

George Wyner

George Wyner

The M.C.

Shirley Melline

Shirley Melline

The Policewoman

Toby Russ

Toby Russ

The Jail Guard

Larry Duran

Larry Duran

Hood #1

Ernest Robinson

Ernest Robinson

Hood #2

Don McGovern

Don McGovern

Reporter #1

Dick Poston

Dick Poston

Reporter #2

Charles Woolf

Charles Woolf

Reporter #3

Denise Denise

Denise Denise

Denise

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Aunt Ida

Victor Morosco

Victor Morosco

Vic

Robert L. Gordy

Robert L. Gordy

The Hawk

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar

The Rapist

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers

Mrs. Edson

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Big Ben

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