The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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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

Garrett Hedlund
as Harry Anslinger
Natasha Lyonne
as Tallulah Bankhead
Tyler James Williams
as Lester 'Prez' Young
Rob Morgan
as Louis McKay
Leslie Jordan
as Reginald Lord Devine
Tone Bell
as John Levy
Trevante Rhodes
as Jimmy Fletcher
Andra Day
as Billie Holiday
Sylvia Stewart
as Stink-Eye Inmate
Kevin Hanchard
as Louis Armstrong
Kate MacLellan
as Working Class Woman
Blake DeLong
as Agent Carter
Joe Cobden
as George Jessel
Melvin Gregg
as Joe Guy
Jonathan Higgins
as Defense Lawyer Erlich
Evan Ross
as Agent Williams
Kwasi Songui
as Working Class Man
Erik LaRay Harvey
as James Monroe
Tristan D. Lalla
as Mr. Jordon Green
Adriane Lenox
as Mrs. Fletcher
Jeff Corbett
as Congressman JP Thomas
Richard Jutras
as Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Miss Lawrence
as Miss Freddy
Alain Goulem
as Ed Fishman
Robert Alan Beuth
as Congressman J. Rankin
Dusan Dukic
as Joe Glaser
Alex Bisping
as Bailiff #1
Len Blavatnik
as Club Owner
Donald Fullilove
as Additional Voices (voice)
Nealla Gordon
as Courthouse Reporter
Alika Autran
as Martha Anslinger
Randy Davison
as Senator J. McCarthy
Furly Mac
as Elevator Attendant
Kim Feeney
as Lady In Audience
Koumba Ball
as Lucille
Ronda Louis-Jeune
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Don Anderson
as Judge Ganey
Ray Shell
as Carl The Drummer
Elizabeth Eveillard
as Prostitute 1923

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