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Lady Sings the Blues

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Calorie Rating: 202
Released: 1972-10-12
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 144 Minutes
Studios: Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions,


Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.

Director / Directors



Cast

Diana Ross
Character: Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
Character: Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
Character: Piano Man

James T. Callahan
Character: Reg Hanley
Paul Hampton
Character: Harry
Sid Melton
Character: Jerry

Virginia Capers
Character: Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
Character: Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
Character: The Madame

Tracee Lyles
Character: The Prostitute
Ned Glass
Character: The Agent
Milton Selzer
Character: The Doctor

Norman Bartold
Character: The Detective #1
Clay Tanner
Character: The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
Character: The Butler

Bert Kramer
Character: The Policeman
Paul Micale
Character: The Maitre d'
Michele Aller
Character: The Singer

Byron Kane
Character: The Announcer
Barbara Minkus
Character: Radio Actress
Kay Lewis
Character: Angela DeMarco

Helen Lewis
Character: Debbie McGee
George Wyner
Character: The M.C.
Shirley Melline
Character: The Policewoman

Toby Russ
Character: The Jail Guard
Larry Duran
Character: Hood #1
Ernest Robinson
Character: Hood #2

Don McGovern
Character: Reporter #1
Dick Poston
Character: Reporter #2
Charles Woolf
Character: Reporter #3

Denise Denise
Character: Denise
Lynn Hamilton
Character: Aunt Ida
Victor Morosco
Character: Vic

Robert L. Gordy
Character: The Hawk
Harry Caesar
Character: The Rapist
Paulene Myers
Character: Mrs. Edson

Scatman Crothers
Character: Big Ben


Production and Crew

Jay Weston
Producer
Chris Clark
Screenplay

Terence McCloy
Screenplay

Norma Koch
Costume Design
Cherie
Hairstylist
Don Schoenfeld
Makeup Supervisor

Millie Moore
Post Production Supervisor
Eddie Saeta
Production Manager
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer

John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography

Carl Anderson
Production Design
Reg Allen
Set Decoration
Ray Aghayan
Costume Design

Bob Mackie
Costume Design
Brad Dexter
Producer

Berry Gordy
Executive Producer
Eddie Saeta
Associate Producer
Gil Askey
Music Co-Supervisor

Randy Glass
Best Boy Electrician