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."
as Billie Holiday
as Jimmy Fletcher
as Harry Anslinger
as Reginald Lord Devine
as Miss Freddy
as Mrs. Fletcher
as Tallulah Bankhead
as Louis McKay
as Roslyn
as Agent Williams
as Lester 'Prez' Young
as John Levy
as Agent Carter
as Sadie
as Joe Guy
as James Monroe
as Carl The Drummer
as Joe Glaser
as Lucille
as Working Class Woman
as Working Class Man
as Velva
as Bobby Tucker
as Auditioning Sax Player
as Congressman JP Thomas
as Roy Cohn
as Congressman J. Rankin
as Senator J. McCarthy
as Louis Armstrong
as Guitar Player
as Bass Player
as Priest
as Elevator Attendant
as Agent McDermott
as Mr. Jordon Green
as Bailiff #1
as Judge Ganey
as Gloria
as Shirley
as Stink-Eye Inmate
as Jail Dishwasher
as Fighting Woman
as Fighting Man
as Receptionist
as Ed Fishman
as Miss Mona
as Ed Fishman's Assistant
as Martha Anslinger
as Lady In Audience
as Carnegie Fan
as Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
as Defense Lawyer Erlich
as Bailiff #2
as Courthouse Reporter
as Club Owner
as Drug Dealer
as Billie (10 years old)
as Little Girl in Brothel
as Prostitute 1923
as Husband
as Hanging Woman
as Young Daughter
as Older Daughter
as George Jessel
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
as Producer
as Nurse
as Additional Voices (voice)
as La petite amie de McKay
