Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Lady Sings the Blues
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  • Genre: Drama Music
  • Running time: 144 min
  • Premiere: 12th of October 1972

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

George Wyner
as The M.C.
Richard Pryor
as Piano Man
Billy Dee Williams
as Louis McKay
Diana Ross
as Billie Holiday
Ned Glass
as The Agent
Isabel Sanford
as The Madame
Lynn Hamilton
as Aunt Ida
Norman Bartold
as The Detective #1
Virginia Capers
as Mama Holiday
Paulene Myers
as Mrs. Edson
Milton Selzer
as The Doctor
Don McGovern
as Reporter #1
Paul Micale
as The Maitre d'
Bert Kramer
as The Policeman
Harry Caesar
as The Rapist

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