The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Release: 2021-03-31
·Runtime: 131m
·★ 6.5
Music
Drama
History
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Letitia Brookes
as Velva
Furly Mac
as Elevator Attendant
Garrett Hedlund
as Harry Anslinger
Miss Lawrence
as Miss Freddy
Erik LaRay Harvey
as James Monroe
Damian Joseph Quinn
as Roy Cohn
Kevin Hanchard
as Louis Armstrong
Christopher Ricardo Price
as Drug Dealer
Elizabeth Eveillard
as Prostitute 1923
Dana Gourrier
as Sadie
Tristan D. Lalla
as Mr. Jordon Green
Joe Cobden
as George Jessel
Penande Estime
as Hanging Woman
Maxime Paradis
as Producer
Sarah Levesque
as Nurse
Leslie Jordan
as Reginald Lord Devine
Len Blavatnik
as Club Owner
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
as Roslyn
Evan Ross
as Agent Williams
Alain Goulem
as Ed Fishman
Jonathan Higgins
as Defense Lawyer Erlich
Alex Bisping
as Bailiff #1
Kim Feeney
as Lady In Audience
Dusan Dukic
as Joe Glaser
Kate MacLellan
as Working Class Woman
Ronda Louis-Jeune
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Blake DeLong
as Agent Carter
Trevante Rhodes
as Jimmy Fletcher
Tyler James Williams
as Lester 'Prez' Young
Sylvia Stewart
as Stink-Eye Inmate
Andra Day
as Billie Holiday
Adriane Lenox
as Mrs. Fletcher
Robert Alan Beuth
as Congressman J. Rankin
Nealla Gordon
as Courthouse Reporter
Clauter Alexandre
as Husband
Tone Bell
as John Levy
Natasha Lyonne
as Tallulah Bankhead
Kwasi Songui
as Working Class Man
Jeff Corbett
as Congressman JP Thomas
Don Anderson
as Judge Ganey
Richard Jutras
as Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Rob Morgan
as Louis McKay
Warren 'Slim' Williams
as Bobby Tucker
Donald Fullilove
as Additional Voices (voice)
Alika Autran
as Martha Anslinger
Randy Davison
as Senator J. McCarthy
Melvin Gregg
as Joe Guy
Ray Shell
as Carl The Drummer
Koumba Ball
as Lucille
Crew
Johann Hari
Book, Executive Producer
Jeff Kirschenbaum
Producer
Leah Daniels-Butler
Casting
Maude Beaunoyer
Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
Kathy Tse
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Hughes Winborne
Additional Editing
John-Sébastien Côté
Armorer
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist
Shanna Roberts Salée
Third Assistant Director
Tucker Tooley
Producer
Chelsea Jackson
Stunts
Rodney Alexandre
Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Producer
Kris Bowers
Musician, Original Music Composer
Joe Roth
Producer
Stéphanie-Alexandra Joseph
Receptionist
Philippe Gilbert
Transportation Captain
Tyler Hall
Stunt Coordinator
Jason Conyers
Stunts
Ian Cymore
Dialogue Editor
Suzan-Lori Parks
Screenplay
Andrew Dunn
"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Simon Beaupré
VFX Artist
Lee Daniels
Producer, Director
Daniel T. Dorrance
Production Design
Mark Bomback
Executive Producer