Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues by Sidney J. Furie

6.90

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.

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Cast

Diana Ross

Diana Ross as Billie Holiday

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams as Louis McKay

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor as Piano Man

James T. Callahan

James T. Callahan as Reg Hanley

Paul Hampton

Paul Hampton as Harry

Sid Melton

Sid Melton as Jerry

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers as Mama Holiday

Yvonne Fair

Yvonne Fair as Yvonne

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford as The Madame

Tracee Lyles

Tracee Lyles as The Prostitute

Ned Glass

Ned Glass as The Agent

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer as The Doctor

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold as The Detective #1

Clay Tanner

Clay Tanner as The Detective #2

Jester Hairston

Jester Hairston as The Butler

Bert Kramer

Bert Kramer as The Policeman

Paul Micale

Paul Micale as The Maitre d'

Michele Aller

Michele Aller as The Singer

Byron Kane

Byron Kane as The Announcer

Barbara Minkus

Barbara Minkus as Radio Actress

Kay Lewis

Kay Lewis as Angela DeMarco

Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis as Debbie McGee

George Wyner

George Wyner as The M.C.

Shirley Melline

Shirley Melline as The Policewoman

Toby Russ

Toby Russ as The Jail Guard

Larry Duran

Larry Duran as Hood #1

Ernest Robinson

Ernest Robinson as Hood #2

Don McGovern

Don McGovern as Reporter #1

Dick Poston

Dick Poston as Reporter #2

Charles Woolf

Charles Woolf as Reporter #3

Denise Denise

Denise Denise as Denise

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton as Aunt Ida

Victor Morosco

Victor Morosco as Vic

Robert L. Gordy

Robert L. Gordy as The Hawk

Harry Caesar

Harry Caesar as The Rapist

Paulene Myers

Paulene Myers as Mrs. Edson

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers as Big Ben

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