The United States vs. Billie Holiday

6.5 2021 Lee Daniels 2h 11m
Music Drama History
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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."

Andra Day Andra Day Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes Trevante Rhodes Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund Garrett Hedlund Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan Leslie Jordan Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence Miss Lawrence Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox Adriane Lenox Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne Natasha Lyonne Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan Rob Morgan Louis McKay