October 12, 1972
144 minutes
DramaMusic
Lady Sings the Blues
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
(Billie Holiday)
Billy Dee Williams
(Louis McKay)
Richard Pryor
(Piano Man)
James T. Callahan
(Reg Hanley)
Paul Hampton
(Harry)
Sid Melton
(Jerry)
Virginia Capers
(Mama Holiday)
Yvonne Fair
(Yvonne)
Isabel Sanford
(The Madame)
Tracee Lyles
(The Prostitute)
Ned Glass
(The Agent)
Milton Selzer
(The Doctor)
Norman Bartold
(The Detective #1)
Clay Tanner
(The Detective #2)
Jester Hairston
(The Butler)
Bert Kramer
(The Policeman)
Paul Micale
(The Maitre d')
Michele Aller
(The Singer)
Byron Kane
(The Announcer)
Barbara Minkus
(Radio Actress)
Kay Lewis
(Angela DeMarco)
Helen Lewis
(Debbie McGee)
George Wyner
(The M.C.)
Shirley Melline
(The Policewoman)
Toby Russ
(The Jail Guard)
Larry Duran
(Hood #1)
Ernest Robinson
(Hood #2)
Don McGovern
(Reporter #1)
Dick Poston
(Reporter #2)
Charles Woolf
(Reporter #3)
Denise Denise
(Denise)
Lynn Hamilton
(Aunt Ida)
Victor Morosco
(Vic)
Robert L. Gordy
(The Hawk)
Harry Caesar
(The Rapist)
Paulene Myers
(Mrs. Edson)
Scatman Crothers
(Big Ben)
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