The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021

Synopsis

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."

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Cast

• Andra Day Billie Holiday
• Trevante Rhodes Jimmy Fletcher
• Garrett Hedlund Harry Anslinger
• Leslie Jordan Reginald Lord Devine
• Miss Lawrence Miss Freddy
• Adriane Lenox Mrs. Fletcher
• Natasha Lyonne Tallulah Bankhead
• Rob Morgan Louis McKay
• Da'Vine Joy Randolph Roslyn
• Evan Ross Agent Williams

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