
2h 11m
2021-03-31
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Lee Daniels
Duration: 2h 11m
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Billie Holiday

Jimmy Fletcher

Harry Anslinger

Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Freddy

Mrs. Fletcher

Tallulah Bankhead

Louis McKay

Roslyn

Agent Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

John Levy

Agent Carter

Sadie

Joe Guy

James Monroe

Carl The Drummer

Joe Glaser

Lucille

Working Class Woman

Working Class Man

Velva

Bobby Tucker

Auditioning Sax Player

Congressman JP Thomas

Roy Cohn

Congressman J. Rankin

Senator J. McCarthy

Louis Armstrong

Guitar Player

Bass Player

Priest

Elevator Attendant

Agent McDermott

Mr. Jordon Green

Bailiff #1

Judge Ganey

Gloria

Shirley

Stink-Eye Inmate

Jail Dishwasher

Fighting Woman

Fighting Man

Receptionist

Ed Fishman

Miss Mona

Ed Fishman's Assistant

Martha Anslinger

Lady In Audience

Carnegie Fan

Uptown Restaurant Maître d'

Defense Lawyer Erlich

Bailiff #2

Courthouse Reporter

Club Owner

Drug Dealer

Billie (10 years old)

Little Girl in Brothel

Prostitute 1923

Husband

Hanging Woman

Young Daughter

Older Daughter

George Jessel

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Producer

Nurse

Additional Voices (voice)

La petite amie de McKay