Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues

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Born Elinore Harris, Billie Holiday had a difficult teen and young adulthood period, which included working in brothels, both as a cleaning woman and a prostitute, and being raped. Through this difficulty, she dreamed of becoming a jazz singer. She got her initial singing break when she applied at a Harlem club that was looking for a dancer, but where she got hired as a singer. There, she met and fell in love with the suave Louis McKay. After this initial break, Billie wanted... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Lady Sings the Blues:

Diana Ross
Billy Dee Williams
Richard Pryor
James T. Callahan
Paul Hampton
Sid Melton

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Born Elinore Harris, Billie Holiday had a difficult teen and young adulthood period, which included working in brothels, both as a cleaning woman and a prostitute, and being raped. Through this difficulty, she dreamed of becoming a jazz singer. She got her initial singing break when she applied at a Harlem club that was looking for a dancer, but where she got hired as a singer. There, she met and fell in love with the suave Louis McKay. After this initial break, Billie wanted her singing career to move to the mainstream clubs in downtown Manhattan. She took a risk when she agreed to be the lead singer for the Reg Hanley Band, a primarily white group, who convinced her that she would have to make her mark in regional tours before her Manhattan dream could happen. As Billie tried to advance her career, pressures of life, including being a black woman, led to her not so secret substance abuse (especially of heroin), not so secret because of her increasingly erratic behavior, both on stage and off. As those around her, including Louis, worked to support Billie emotionally to get off drugs, Billie faced other issues, such as open narcotic use being a criminal offense, which in combination with the effects of the heroin use itself could be Billie's downfall despite her singing talent.

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Kansas City Kansan - 8/10 by Steve CrumGreat score, great singing, but overdramatic thanks to Ross.
Chicago Reader - 8/10 by Dave KehrClearly, it's an affront to Holiday's art, but just as clearly, it's a good piece of low entertainment.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 7/10 by Emanuel LevyThough she doesn't look or sing as Billie Holiday, Diana Rosss gives a commendable performance in this fictionalized biopic, for which she received an Oscar noimination.
Filmcritic.com - 6/10 by Don WillmottRoss and director Sidney J. Furie seem to feel that the slower the song, the more serious the mood, so at times the film seems to be grinding almost to a halt
New York Times - 5/10 by Vincent CanbyHow is it possible for a movie that is otherwise so dreadful to contain such a singularly attractive performance in the title role?
ColeSmithey.com - 5/10 by Cole SmitheyRoss so perfectly captures the essence of Billie Holiday's vocal style that it sends chills down your spine.
User Review - 10/10 by Leelee CA classic film for Diana Ross. Sistagal can still bring it on the big screen.
User Review - 10/10 by Sparkle kI love this movie. Diana Ross acted her butt off!!!
User Review - 10/10 by raju lBilly Dee Williams is the hottest older man alive!
User Review - 10/10 by Mickey NDiana Ross was excellent in this portrayal of Billie Holiday.

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