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Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

69% User Rating
2h 24min
Drama
Music

"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.

Sidney J. FurieDirector

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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

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Tracee Lyles

The Prostitute

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

The Agent

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

The Doctor

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

The Detective #1

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Clay Tanner

The Detective #2

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Jester Hairston

The Butler

Bert Kramer

Bert Kramer

The Policeman

Paul Micale

Paul Micale

The Maitre d'

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Michele Aller

The Singer

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

The Announcer

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Barbara Minkus

Radio Actress

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Kay Lewis

Angela DeMarco

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Helen Lewis

Debbie McGee

George Wyner

George Wyner

The M.C.

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Shirley Melline

The Policewoman

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Toby Russ

The Jail Guard

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Larry Duran

Hood #1

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Ernest Robinson

Hood #2

Don McGovern

Don McGovern

Reporter #1

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Dick Poston

Reporter #2

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Charles Woolf

Reporter #3

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Denise Denise

Denise

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Aunt Ida

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Victor Morosco

Vic

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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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LADY SINGS THE BLUES Trailer 1972 music by MICHEL LEGRAND

LADY SINGS THE BLUES Trailer 1972 music by MICHEL LEGRAND

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