Lady Sings the Blues
Sidney J. Furie1972-10-12
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
6.9
144 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Diana Ross | Billie Holiday | Unowned |
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Billy Dee Williams | Louis McKay | Unowned |
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Richard Pryor | Piano Man | Unowned |
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James T. Callahan | Reg Hanley | Unowned |
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Paul Hampton | Harry | Unowned |
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Sid Melton | Jerry | Unowned |
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Virginia Capers | Mama Holiday | Unowned |
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Yvonne Fair | Yvonne | Unowned |
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Isabel Sanford | The Madame | Unowned |
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Tracee Lyles | The Prostitute | Unowned |
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Ned Glass | The Agent | Unowned |
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Milton Selzer | The Doctor | Unowned |
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Norman Bartold | The Detective #1 | Unowned |
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Clay Tanner | The Detective #2 | Unowned |
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Jester Hairston | The Butler | Unowned |
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Bert Kramer | The Policeman | Unowned |
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Paul Micale | The Maitre d' | Unowned |
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Michele Aller | The Singer | Unowned |
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Byron Kane | The Announcer | Unowned |
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Barbara Minkus | Radio Actress | Unowned |
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Kay Lewis | Angela DeMarco | Unowned |
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Helen Lewis | Debbie McGee | Unowned |
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George Wyner | The M.C. | Unowned |
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Shirley Melline | The Policewoman | Unowned |
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Toby Russ | The Jail Guard | Unowned |
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Larry Duran | Hood #1 | Unowned |
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Ernest Robinson | Hood #2 | Unowned |
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Don McGovern | Reporter #1 | Unowned |
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Dick Poston | Reporter #2 | Unowned |
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Charles Woolf | Reporter #3 | Unowned |
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Denise Denise | Denise | Unowned |
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Lynn Hamilton | Aunt Ida | Unowned |
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Victor Morosco | Vic | Unowned |
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Robert L. Gordy | The Hawk | Unowned |
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Harry Caesar | The Rapist | Unowned |
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Paulene Myers | Mrs. Edson | Unowned |
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Scatman Crothers | Big Ben | Unowned |