Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

ALL 10/12/1972 (en) Drama, Music, Romance 144 Min
  • Release
    10/12/1972
  • Production
    Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount, Sidney J. Furie Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    69%
  • Original title
    Lady Sings the Blues
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

Overview

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.

  1. Sidney J. Furie

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Diana Ross

    Billie Holiday

  2. Billy Dee Williams

    Louis McKay

  3. Richard Pryor

    Piano Man

  4. James T. Callahan

    Reg Hanley

  5. Paul Hampton

    Harry

  6. Sid Melton

    Jerry

  7. Virginia Capers

    Mama Holiday

  8. Yvonne Fair

    Yvonne

  9. Isabel Sanford

    The Madame

  10. Tracee Lyles

    The Prostitute

  11. Ned Glass

    The Agent

  12. Milton Selzer

    The Doctor

  13. Norman Bartold

    The Detective #1

  14. Clay Tanner

    The Detective #2

  15. Jester Hairston

    The Butler

  16. Bert Kramer

    The Policeman

  17. Paul Micale

    The Maitre d'

  18. Michele Aller

    The Singer

  19. Byron Kane

    The Announcer

  20. Barbara Minkus

    Radio Actress

  21. Kay Lewis

    Angela DeMarco

  22. Helen Lewis

    Debbie McGee

  23. George Wyner

    The M.C.

  24. Shirley Melline

    The Policewoman

  25. Toby Russ

    The Jail Guard

  26. Larry Duran

    Hood #1

  27. Ernest Robinson

    Hood #2

  28. Don McGovern

    Reporter #1

  29. Dick Poston

    Reporter #2

  30. Charles Woolf

    Reporter #3

  31. Denise Denise

    Denise

  32. Lynn Hamilton

    Aunt Ida

  33. Victor Morosco

    Vic

  34. Robert L. Gordy

    The Hawk

  35. Harry Caesar

    The Rapist

  36. Paulene Myers

    Mrs. Edson

  37. Scatman Crothers

    Big Ben

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 37 , Crews : 26

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Lady Sings the Blues (1972) 144 Min

ALL 10/12/1972 (en)
Drama, Music, Romance
  • Release 10/12/1972
  • Production
    Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount, Sidney J. Furie Productions
  • Original title Lady Sings the Blues
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

Overview

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.

  1. Sidney J. Furie

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Argyle Nelson Jr.

    Editor

  4. Brad Dexter, Jay Weston, James S. White

    Producer