Lady Sings the Blues

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.

• Sidney J. FurieDirector
• Terence McCloyScreenplay
• Suzanne de PasseScreenplay
• Chris ClarkScreenplay
• Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer

• Diana RossBillie Holiday
• Billy Dee WilliamsLouis McKay
• Richard PryorPiano Man
• James T. CallahanReg Hanley
• Paul HamptonHarry
• Sid MeltonJerry
• Virginia CapersMama Holiday
• Yvonne FairYvonne
• Isabel SanfordThe Madame
• Tracee LylesThe Prostitute
• Ned GlassThe Agent
• Milton SelzerThe Doctor