The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Movie Details

Original Title The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.8

Cast

Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Popularity: 1.5

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

Popularity: 7.9

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

Popularity: 1.3

Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

Popularity: 3.9

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Popularity: 0.4

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Popularity: 1.2

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

Popularity: 2.6

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Popularity: 2.1

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Roslyn

Popularity: 1.2

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Popularity: 0.9

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

Popularity: 1.9

Tone Bell

John Levy

Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Executive Producer Dennis Stratton, Patty Long, Johann Hari

Producer Lee Daniels, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum

Director Lee Daniels

Screenplay Suzan-Lori Parks

Editor Jay Rabinowitz

Production

Lee Daniels Entertainment

Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Videos & Trailers

Billie’s Final Message to Harry | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | #StreamingOnlyOnHulu

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Billie Can’t Use the Same Elevator | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | #StreamingOnlyOnHulu

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Lee Daniels: Lady Sings The Blues Inspired This Film | US vs. Billie Holiday Q&A With Scott Feinberg

Behind the Scenes

A Special Conversation with the Director and Actors of The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Behind the Scenes

Andra Day: The Story of “Tigress & Tweed” | The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Teaser

Andra Day Performs "Strange Fruit" | United States vs. Billie Holiday | Hulu Original

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Image Gallery

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Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Manuel São Bento 3/10

Feb 22, 2021

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Even though I love listening to jazz, I've never been to a concert or a club specific to this type of music. Following this train of thought, I didn't know anything about Billie Holiday's real-life s ... Read more

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots 6/10

Mar 9, 2021

Jazz musician Billie Holiday is a legend; one of the greatest musicians of all time. Most music fans can name their favorite Holiday tune, but none caused more controversy than her song about black lynching, “Strange Fruit.” Screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks builds her story (based on the novel by J ... Read more

tmdb28039023 1/10

Aug 28, 2022

In a scene from The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Billie (Andra Day) is about to sing “Strange Fruit” in concert, which Harry J. Anslinger (Garrett Hedlund), the first commissioner of the US Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics, had forbidden her to do. Behind the audience is a ... Read more