The United States vs. Billie Holiday
movie
Her voice would not be silenced.
Released March 31, 2021
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."
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
Crew
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Fanny Hudon
as
Second Assistant Director
Tyler Hall
as
Stunt Coordinator
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Sébastien Grenier
as
Musician
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Thomas Westfall
as
Associate Producer
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Laszlo Koos
as
Musician
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H.H. Cooper
as
Co-Producer
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Kevin Scott
as
Casting
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Michael Scherer
as
Stunt Coordinator
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Patty Long
as
Unit Production Manager
Rodney Alexandre
as
Stunt Coordinator
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Giovany Arteaga
as
Musician
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Hubert Brizard
as
Musician