Lady Sings the Blues
- Movies
- 1972-10-12
- EN
- Released
- 2h 24m
- Drama - Music
- Budget: $2,000,000.00
Production
Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions
Tagline
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
Storyline
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.
