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2021

THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY

Her voice would not be silenced.

Music
Drama
History
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Overview

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
Runtime: 131 minutes
Budget: $0
Box Office: $0
Vote Average: 66

Cast

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Andra Day

Billie Holiday

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Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

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Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

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Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

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Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

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Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

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Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

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Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Roslyn

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Evan Ross

Agent Williams

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Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

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Tone Bell

John Levy

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Blake DeLong

Agent Carter

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Dana Gourrier

Sadie

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Melvin Gregg

Joe Guy

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Erik LaRay Harvey

James Monroe

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Ray Shell

Carl The Drummer

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Dusan Dukic

Joe Glaser

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Koumba Ball

Lucille

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Kate MacLellan

Working Class Woman

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Kwasi Songui

Working Class Man

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Letitia Brookes

Velva

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Warren 'Slim' Williams

Bobby Tucker

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Orville Thompson

Auditioning Sax Player

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Jeff Corbett

Congressman JP Thomas

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Damian Joseph Quinn

Roy Cohn

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Robert Alan Beuth

Congressman J. Rankin

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Randy Davison

Senator J. McCarthy

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Kevin Hanchard

Louis Armstrong

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Jono Townsend

Guitar Player

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Morgan Moore

Bass Player

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Arlen John Bonnar

Priest

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Furly Mac

Elevator Attendant

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Andrew Zadel

Agent McDermott

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Tristan D. Lalla

Mr. Jordon Green

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Alex Bisping

Bailiff #1

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Don Anderson

Judge Ganey

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Amanda Strawn

Gloria

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Charleine Charles

Shirley

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Sylvia Stewart

Stink-Eye Inmate

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Daphné Archer

Jail Dishwasher

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Anita Lee

Fighting Woman

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Tony Chao

Fighting Man

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Linda Sauvé

Receptionist

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Alain Goulem

Ed Fishman

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Ramona Clyke

Miss Mona

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Laurent Beaudin

Ed Fishman's Assistant

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Alika Autran

Martha Anslinger

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Kim Feeney

Lady In Audience

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Diana Carmen Ratycz

Carnegie Fan

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Richard Jutras

Uptown Restaurant Maître d'

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Jonathan Higgins

Defense Lawyer Erlich

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Marc Essertaize

Bailiff #2

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Nealla Gordon

Courthouse Reporter

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Len Blavatnik

Club Owner

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Christopher Ricardo Price

Drug Dealer

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Taryn Brown

Billie (10 years old)

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Zuri Hawkins

Little Girl in Brothel

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Elizabeth Eveillard

Prostitute 1923

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Clauter Alexandre

Husband

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Penande Estime

Hanging Woman

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Elikya Tupula

Young Daughter

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Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith

Older Daughter

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Joe Cobden

George Jessel

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Ronda Louis-Jeune

Jimmy's Girlfriend

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Maxime Paradis

Producer

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Sarah Levesque

Nurse

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Donald Fullilove

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