Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Released: 1972-10-12 Duration: 2hr 24min
Genres: Drama Music
Rating 6.9
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, 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 Companies

Weston Productions
Jobete Productions
Motown Productions
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Sidney J. Furie Productions

Additional Info

Budget $2,000,000.00
Revenue $19,726,490.00
Original Language en
Popularity 7.159

Directed By

Sidney J. Furie

Crew

Director
Sidney J. Furie
Producer
Jay Weston
Hairstylist
Cherie
Screenplay
Suzanne de Passe
Post Production Supervisor
Millie Moore
Makeup Supervisor
Don Schoenfeld
Screenplay
Chris Clark
Costume Design
Norma Koch
Screenplay
Terence McCloy
Production Manager
Eddie Saeta
Associate Producer
Eddie Saeta
Casting
Joe Scully
Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand
Production Design
Carl Anderson
Costume Design
Bob Mackie
Set Decoration
Reg Allen
Executive Producer
Berry Gordy
Producer
James S. White
Producer
Brad Dexter
Director of Photography
John A. Alonzo
Costume Design
Ray Aghayan
Music Co-Supervisor
Gil Askey
Best Boy Electrician
Randy Glass

TOP CAST

Diana Ross
Diana Ross

Billie Holiday

Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams

Louis McKay

Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor

Piano Man

James T. Callahan
James T. Callahan

Reg Hanley

Virginia Capers
Virginia Capers

Mama Holiday

Yvonne Fair
Yvonne Fair

Yvonne

Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford

The Madame

Tracee Lyles
Tracee Lyles

The Prostitute

Ned Glass
Ned Glass

The Agent

Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer

The Doctor

Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold

The Detective #1

Clay Tanner
Clay Tanner

The Detective #2

Jester Hairston
Jester Hairston

The Butler

Bert Kramer
Bert Kramer

The Policeman

Paul Micale
Paul Micale

The Maitre d'

Michele Aller
Michele Aller

The Singer

Byron Kane
Byron Kane

The Announcer

Barbara Minkus
Barbara Minkus

Radio Actress

Kay Lewis
Kay Lewis

Angela DeMarco

Helen Lewis
Helen Lewis

Debbie McGee

George Wyner
George Wyner

The M.C.

Shirley Melline
Shirley Melline

The Policewoman

Toby Russ
Toby Russ

The Jail Guard

Larry Duran
Larry Duran

Hood #1

Don McGovern
Don McGovern

Reporter #1

Dick Poston
Dick Poston

Reporter #2

Charles Woolf
Charles Woolf

Reporter #3

Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton

Aunt Ida

Harry Caesar
Harry Caesar

The Rapist

Paulene Myers
Paulene Myers

Mrs. Edson

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