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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday2021

★6.5131 minMusicDramaHistory

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

Writer

Suzan-Lori Parks

Score

Kris Bowers Andra Day Raphael Saadiq

Stars

Andra Day Trevante Rhodes Garrett Hedlund

Cast69

Andra Day
as Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
as Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
as Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
as Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
as Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
as Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
as Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
as Louis McKay
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
as Roslyn
Evan Ross
as Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
as Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
as John Levy
Blake DeLong
as Agent Carter
Dana Gourrier
as Sadie
Melvin Gregg
as Joe Guy
Erik LaRay Harvey
as James Monroe
Ray Shell
as Carl The Drummer
Dusan Dukic
as Joe Glaser
Koumba Ball
as Lucille
Kate MacLellan
as Working Class Woman
Kwasi Songui
as Working Class Man
Letitia Brookes
as Velva
W
Warren 'Slim' Williams
as Bobby Tucker
O
Orville Thompson
as Auditioning Sax Player
Jeff Corbett
as Congressman JP Thomas
Damian Joseph Quinn
as Roy Cohn
Robert Alan Beuth
as Congressman J. Rankin
Randy Davison
as Senator J. McCarthy
Kevin Hanchard
as Louis Armstrong
J
Jono Townsend
as Guitar Player
M
Morgan Moore
as Bass Player
A
Arlen John Bonnar
as Priest
Furly Mac
as Elevator Attendant
A
Andrew Zadel
as Agent McDermott
Tristan D. Lalla
as Mr. Jordon Green
Alex Bisping
as Bailiff #1
Don Anderson
as Judge Ganey
A
Amanda Strawn
as Gloria
C
Charleine Charles
as Shirley
Sylvia Stewart
as Stink-Eye Inmate
D
Daphné Archer
as Jail Dishwasher
A
Anita Lee
as Fighting Woman
T
Tony Chao
as Fighting Man
L
Linda Sauvé
as Receptionist
Alain Goulem
as Ed Fishman
R
Ramona Clyke
as Miss Mona
L
Laurent Beaudin
as Ed Fishman's Assistant
Alika Autran
as Martha Anslinger
Kim Feeney
as Lady In Audience
D
Diana Carmen Ratycz
as Carnegie Fan
Richard Jutras
as Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Jonathan Higgins
as Defense Lawyer Erlich
M
Marc Essertaize
as Bailiff #2
Nealla Gordon
as Courthouse Reporter
L
Len Blavatnik
as Club Owner
Christopher Ricardo Price
as Drug Dealer
T
Taryn Brown
as Billie (10 years old)
Z
Zuri Hawkins
as Little Girl in Brothel
Elizabeth Eveillard
as Prostitute 1923
Clauter Alexandre
as Husband
Penande Estime
as Hanging Woman
E
Elikya Tupula
as Young Daughter
N
Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith
as Older Daughter
Joe Cobden
as George Jessel
Ronda Louis-Jeune
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Maxime Paradis
as Producer
Sarah Levesque
as Nurse
Donald Fullilove
as Additional Voices (voice)
Anne-Krystel Goyer
as La petite amie de McKay

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