The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
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."
- Released
- 2021-03-31
- Genres
- Music, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lee Daniels, Suzan-Lori Parks
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 323 votes
Cast
- 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