The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

  • R
  • 02/26/2021 (US)
  • Music, Drama, History
  • 2h 11m

Her voice would not be silenced.

Overview

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."

Lee Daniels

Director

Suzan-Lori Parks

Screenplay

Cast

Andra Day's headshot

Andra Day

Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes's headshot

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund's headshot

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan's headshot

Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence's headshot

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox's headshot

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne's headshot

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan's headshot

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

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