Andra DayBillie HolidaySavaraTV movie
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Her voice would not be silenced.
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."
MusicDramaHistory
Starring
Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund
Directed by
Lee Daniels
About
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
MusicDramaHistory
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."
Her voice would not be silenced.
Information
- Released
- Mar 31, 2021
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Lee Daniels
Production
- Studio
- Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Studio
- Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
Cast
People in this story
Andra DayBillie Holiday
Trevante RhodesJimmy Fletcher
Garrett HedlundHarry Anslinger
Leslie JordanReginald Lord Devine
Miss LawrenceMiss Freddy
Adriane LenoxMrs. Fletcher
Natasha LyonneTallulah Bankhead
Rob MorganLouis McKay
Da'Vine Joy RandolphRoslyn
Evan RossAgent Williams
Tyler James WilliamsLester 'Prez' Young
Tone BellJohn LevyMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.