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Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
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.
Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, Yvonne Fair, Isabel Sanford, Tracee Lyles, Ned Glass, Milton Selzer, Norman Bartold, Clay Tanner, Jester Hairston, Bert Kramer, Paul Micale, Michele Aller, Byron Kane, Barbara Minkus
Writers: Terence McCloy (Screenplay), Suzanne de Passe (Screenplay), Chris Clark (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: John A. Alonzo
Production Designer: Carl Anderson
Editor: Argyle Nelson Jr.
Composer: Michel Legrand
Costume Designer: Norma Koch, Bob Mackie
Producers: Jay Weston, Eddie Saeta, Berry Gordy
Production: Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures
