Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues
Release: 1972-10-12
·Runtime: 144m
·★ 6.9
Drama
Music
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Weston Productions
Jobete Productions
Motown Productions
Paramount Pictures
Sidney J. Furie Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Richard Pryor
as Piano Man
Paul Micale
as The Maitre d'
Scatman Crothers
as Big Ben
Ned Glass
as The Agent
Milton Selzer
as The Doctor
Diana Ross
as Billie Holiday
Bert Kramer
as The Policeman
George Wyner
as The M.C.
Sid Melton
as Jerry
Yvonne Fair
as Yvonne
Harry Caesar
as The Rapist
Billy Dee Williams
as Louis McKay
Paul Hampton
as Harry
Virginia Capers
as Mama Holiday
Paulene Myers
as Mrs. Edson
Norman Bartold
as The Detective #1
James T. Callahan
as Reg Hanley
Isabel Sanford
as The Madame
Don McGovern
as Reporter #1
Lynn Hamilton
as Aunt Ida
