The United States vs. Billie Holiday
“Her voice would not be silenced.”
2021•R•2h 11m•6.5•Released
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."
Director
Lee Daniels
Writer
Suzan-Lori Parks
Languages
Mandarin, English, French
Studio
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Cast
Andra Day
Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
Louis McKay
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Roslyn
Evan Ross
Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
John Levy
Blake DeLong
Agent Carter
Dana Gourrier
Sadie
Melvin Gregg
Joe Guy
Production
Company
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Company
Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
Producer
Lee Daniels
Producer
Joe Roth
Producer
Jeff Kirschenbaum
Producer
Jordan Fudge
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