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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
RELEASED • 2021 • MUSIC • DRAMA • HISTORY
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Original
movie
Rating
3
Language
English
Runtime
131m
Popularity
Trending Up
Overview
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."
Videos
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The Godmother of Civil Rights | United States vs. Billie Holiday Featurette | Hulu Original
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Billie Can’t Use the Same Elevator | The United States vs. Billie Holiday | #StreamingOnlyOnHulu
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Andra Day: "I Felt Like Billie Walking On Stage" | US Vs. Billie Holiday Q&A With Angelique Jackson
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US vs. Billie Holiday Discussion | Andra Day, Lee Daniels, Natasha Lyonne, Gabby Sidibe & More
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Lee Daniels: Lady Sings The Blues Inspired This Film | US vs. Billie Holiday Q&A With Scott Feinberg
Cast
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Andra Day
Billie Holiday
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Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
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Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
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Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
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Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy
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Adriane Lenox
Mrs. Fletcher
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Natasha Lyonne
Tallulah Bankhead
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Rob Morgan
Louis McKay
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Roslyn
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Evan Ross
Agent Williams
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