Lady Sings the Blues

Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

Release date : 1972-10-12

Production country :
United States of America

Production company :
Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions

Durasi : 144 Min.

Popularity : 1

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Total Vote : 67

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.