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Lady Sings the Blues

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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.

Date: 10/12/1972
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, Yvonne Fair, Isabel Sanford, Tracee Lyles, Ned Glass, Milton Selzer, Norman Bartold, Clay Tanner, Jester Hairston, Bert Kramer, Paul Micale, Michele Aller, Byron Kane, Barbara Minkus, Kay Lewis, Helen Lewis, George Wyner, Shirley Melline, Toby Russ, Larry Duran, Ernest Robinson, Don McGovern, Dick Poston, Charles Woolf, Denise Denise, Lynn Hamilton, Victor Morosco, Robert L. Gordy, Harry Caesar, Paulene Myers, Scatman Crothers

Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues Diana Ross

Billy Dee Williams as Louis McKay in Lady Sings the Blues Billy Dee Williams

Richard Pryor as Piano Man in Lady Sings the Blues Richard Pryor

James T. Callahan as Reg Hanley in Lady Sings the Blues James T. Callahan

Paul Hampton as Harry in Lady Sings the Blues Paul Hampton

Sid Melton as Jerry in Lady Sings the Blues Sid Melton

Virginia Capers as Mama Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues Virginia Capers

Yvonne Fair as Yvonne in Lady Sings the Blues Yvonne Fair

Isabel Sanford as The Madame in Lady Sings the Blues Isabel Sanford

Tracee Lyles

Ned Glass as The Agent in Lady Sings the Blues Ned Glass

Milton Selzer as The Doctor in Lady Sings the Blues