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."
03-31-2021
2h 11m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Lee Daniels
Production:
Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
Key Crew
Executive Producer:
Patty Long
Unit Production Manager:
Patty Long
Stunt Coordinator:
Rodney Alexandre
Executive Music Producer:
Amanda Ghost
Producer:
Lee Daniels
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Andra Day
Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award, along with nomination for an Academy Award.
In 2015, she released her debut album, Cheers to the Fall. At the 2016 Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album and the single, "Rise Up", was nominated for Best R&B Performance. To promote "Rise Up", she performed the song on The View, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the performance. Day also appeared alongside Stevie Wonder, who is partially credited for her discovery, in an ad for Apple TV in late 2015. In 2020, Day became one of the most-requested artists among Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio listeners.
In 2021, Day made her acting debut with her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels' biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Day received the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film's accompanying soundtrack.
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Trevante Rhodes is an American film and television actor, best known for starring as Adult Chiron in the Academy Award winning feature film "Moonlight".
Born in Roseau, Minnesota, Garrett spent his early years growing up on a farm in a small town. When he was in the ninth grade his family moved to Scottsdale Arizona, where he began taking private acting lessons. After graduating high school, he immediately moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. One month later, he'd landed the role of Achilles' cousin Patroclus in the major motion picture Troy (2004) opposite Brad Pitt. His next feature was Friday night lights (2004) starring Billy Bob Thornton, in which Garrett played a high school football player. He then landed a starring role opposite Mark Wahlberg in Four Brothers (2005), playing one of four brothers whose mother is murdered.
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His television roles included Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire (1993–1995) and Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2020), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In addition to playing several characters in the American Horror Story franchise (2013–2019), Jordan had leading roles as Sid on The Cool Kids (2018–2019), and Phil on Call Me Kat (2021–2022).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan became an Instagram contributor, amassing 5.8 million followers in 2020, and published his autobiography How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived in April 2021.
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Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein (/liˈoʊn/ lee-OHN; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and tough persona, and the accolades she has received include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
After working as a child actress, Lyonne came to prominence in the late 1990s with her roles in Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), and American Pie (1999). Following various independent film appearances throughout the 2000s, she achieved wider recognition with her portrayal of Nicky Nichols on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). Her subsequent television work has included Peacock's Poker Face (2023–present) and Netflix's Russian Doll (2019–2022). In addition to starring in Russian Doll, Lyonne co-created, wrote for, directed, and served as an executive producer of the series. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2023.
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Rob Morgan is an American actor known for his role as Turk Barrett in the Netflix series Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders, and The Punisher, and Hap Jackson in Mudbound. He is the only actor to appear in all six of Marvel's Netflix television series.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph (/deɪˈvaɪn/; born May 21, 1986) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her portrayal of psychic Oda Mae Brown in the Broadway production of Ghost (2012), for which she received a nomination at the Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Randolph went on to appear in the films The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) and Office Christmas Party (2016) prior to receiving praise for her roles in Dolemite Is My Name (2019) and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2020). She received critical acclaim for her performance as a grieving mother in the film The Holdovers (2023), which earned her several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Evan Olav Næss (born August 26, 1988) is an American actor and musician. He is the son of entertainer Diana Ross and Norwegian businessman and mountaineer, Arne Næss, Jr.. He is the brother of actresses Rhonda Ross Kendrick and Tracee Ellis Ross, and of singer Leona Naess. He began acting in the late 2000s, appearing in the films ATL and Pride. Evan released his first single in February 2011, called "Yes Me".
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Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for playing the title character on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, songwriter Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel movie Let It Shine, and Noah on AMC's The Walking Dead. He has also appeared in films such as Detroit and The United States vs. Billie Holiday.
He is a series regular on the workplace sitcom Abbott Elementary (2021-).
Dana Gourrier is an American stage, film and television actress, best known for her supporting roles in Quentin Tarantino's feature films "Django Unchained" and "The Hateful Eight". She holds a BFA in Performance Art from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, and an MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, USA.
Melvin Gregg is an American actor and model known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series American Vandal and Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama Snowfall.
Erik LaRay Harvey is an American actor best known for his roles as Dunn Pursley in Boardwalk Empire and Willis Stryker / Diamondback in Marvel's Luke Cage.
Kevin Hanchard is a Canadian stage and screen actor, best known for his roles as Detective Arthur "Art" Bell in the television series "Orphan Black" and as Inspector Sematimba in "The Expanse".
