Lady Sings the Blues

1972 · Drama, Music · 144 min

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.

Diana Ross

Billy Dee Williams

Richard Pryor

James T. Callahan

Paul Hampton

Sid Melton

Virginia Capers

Yvonne Fair

Isabel Sanford

Tracee Lyles

Ned Glass

Milton Selzer