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.
Full Cast of Lady Sings the Blues
Diana Ross
as Billie Holiday
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Billy Dee Williams
as Louis McKay
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Isabel Sanford
as The Madame
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Tracee Lyles
as The Prostitute
Clay Tanner
as The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
as The Butler
Michele Aller
as The Singer
Barbara Minkus
as Radio Actress
Kay Lewis
as Angela DeMarco
Helen Lewis
as Debbie McGee
George Wyner
as The M.C.
A native of Boston and graduate of Syracuse University, George has worked extensively in TV and film since 1972. Nota...
Shirley Melline
as The Policewoman
Toby Russ
as The Jail Guard
Ernest Robinson
as Hood #2
Dick Poston
as Reporter #2
Charles Woolf
as Reporter #3
Denise Denise
as Denise
Victor Morosco
as Vic
Robert L. Gordy
as The Hawk
Crew of Lady Sings the Blues
Discover the backstage crew of Lady Sings the Blues →- Released on October 12, 1972