The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Lee Daniels2021-03-31
Her voice would not be silenced.
6.555
131 min
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."
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Andra Day | Billie Holiday | The Free Refills |
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Trevante Rhodes | Jimmy Fletcher | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Garrett Hedlund | Harry Anslinger | The Free Refills |
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Leslie Jordan | Reginald Lord Devine | Unowned |
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Miss Lawrence | Miss Freddy | Unowned |
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Adriane Lenox | Mrs. Fletcher | Unowned |
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Natasha Lyonne | Tallulah Bankhead | Goutbreak |
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Rob Morgan | Louis McKay | Unowned |
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Roslyn | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Evan Ross | Agent Williams | Unowned |
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Tyler James Williams | Lester 'Prez' Young | Unowned |
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Tone Bell | John Levy | Unowned |
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Blake DeLong | Agent Carter | Unowned |
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Dana Gourrier | Sadie | Unowned |
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Melvin Gregg | Joe Guy | Unowned |
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Erik LaRay Harvey | James Monroe | Unowned |
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Ray Shell | Carl The Drummer | Unowned |
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Dusan Dukic | Joe Glaser | Unowned |
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Koumba Ball | Lucille | Unowned |
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Kate MacLellan | Working Class Woman | Unowned |
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Kwasi Songui | Working Class Man | Unowned |
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Letitia Brookes | Velva | Unowned |
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Warren 'Slim' Williams | Bobby Tucker | Unowned |
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Orville Thompson | Auditioning Sax Player | Unowned |
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Jeff Corbett | Congressman JP Thomas | Unowned |
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Damian Joseph Quinn | Roy Cohn | Unowned |
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Robert Alan Beuth | Congressman J. Rankin | Unowned |
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Randy Davison | Senator J. McCarthy | Unowned |
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Kevin Hanchard | Louis Armstrong | Unowned |
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Jono Townsend | Guitar Player | Unowned |
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Morgan Moore | Bass Player | Unowned |
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Arlen John Bonnar | Priest | Unowned |
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Furly Mac | Elevator Attendant | Unowned |
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Andrew Zadel | Agent McDermott | Unowned |
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Tristan D. Lalla | Mr. Jordon Green | Unowned |
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Alex Bisping | Bailiff #1 | Unowned |
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Don Anderson | Judge Ganey | Unowned |
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Amanda Strawn | Gloria | Unowned |
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Charleine Charles | Shirley | Unowned |
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Sylvia Stewart | Stink-Eye Inmate | Unowned |
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Daphné Archer | Jail Dishwasher | Unowned |
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Anita Lee | Fighting Woman | Unowned |
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Tony Chao | Fighting Man | Unowned |
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Linda Sauvé | Receptionist | Unowned |
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Alain Goulem | Ed Fishman | Unowned |
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Ramona Clyke | Miss Mona | Unowned |
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Laurent Beaudin | Ed Fishman's Assistant | Unowned |
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Alika Autran | Martha Anslinger | Unowned |
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Kim Feeney | Lady In Audience | Unowned |
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Diana Carmen Ratycz | Carnegie Fan | Unowned |
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Richard Jutras | Uptown Restaurant Maître d' | Unowned |
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Jonathan Higgins | Defense Lawyer Erlich | Unowned |
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Marc Essertaize | Bailiff #2 | Unowned |
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Nealla Gordon | Courthouse Reporter | Unowned |
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Len Blavatnik | Club Owner | Unowned |
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Christopher Ricardo Price | Drug Dealer | Unowned |
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Taryn Brown | Billie (10 years old) | Unowned |
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Zuri Hawkins | Little Girl in Brothel | Unowned |
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Elizabeth Eveillard | Prostitute 1923 | Unowned |
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Clauter Alexandre | Husband | Unowned |
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Penande Estime | Hanging Woman | Unowned |
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Elikya Tupula | Young Daughter | Unowned |
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Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith | Older Daughter | Unowned |
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Joe Cobden | George Jessel | Unowned |
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Ronda Louis-Jeune | Jimmy's Girlfriend | Unowned |
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Maxime Paradis | Producer | Unowned |
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Sarah Levesque | Nurse | Unowned |
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Donald Fullilove | Additional Voices (voice) | Unowned |