Lady Sings the Blues (1972) - Movie

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Pop star Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama. Beginning with Holiday's traumatic youth, the film depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams), 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.

Release Date: 1972

R |2 hr 24 min

Plot Summary

Pop star Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama. Beginning with Holiday's traumatic youth, the film depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams), 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.

Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, Yvonne Fair

Director: Sidney J. Furie

Genres: Biography , Music

Production Co: Weston Productions, Paramount Pictures, Motown Productions, Jobete Productions, Sidney J. Furie Productions

Keywords: 1930s , Brooding , 1950s , Transformation , Rise , New York City , 1940s , Fall , Friend , Emotional ,