The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

65.54% | Mar 31, 2021 | Music, Drama, History

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."

Featured Cast

Johann Hari
Book
Lee Daniels
Producer

Cast

Billie Holiday
Andra Day
Billie Holiday
Jimmy Fletcher
Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
Harry Anslinger
Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
Reginald Lord Devine
Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Freddy
Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy

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