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Her voice would not be silenced.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

6.5 2021 2h 11mR
MusicDramaHistory

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."

Directed by Lee Daniels

VISUAL ARCHIVE

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CAST

The people behind the story

Andra Day
Andra DayBillie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
Trevante RhodesJimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
Garrett HedlundHarry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
Leslie JordanReginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
Miss LawrenceMiss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
Adriane LenoxMrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
Natasha LyonneTallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
Rob MorganLouis McKay
CURATED SCREEN

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