The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
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."
Country: United States of America
Directors: Lee Daniels
Casts: Andra Day as Billie Holiday, Trevante Rhodes as Jimmy Fletcher, Garrett Hedlund as Harry Anslinger, Leslie Jordan as Reginald Lord Devine, Miss Lawrence as Miss Freddy, Adriane Lenox as Mrs. Fletcher, Natasha Lyonne as Tallulah Bankhead, Rob Morgan as Louis McKay, Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Roslyn, Evan Ross as Agent Williams, Tyler James Williams as Lester 'Prez' Young, Tone Bell as John Levy, Blake DeLong as Agent Carter, Dana Gourrier as Sadie, Melvin Gregg as Joe Guy, Erik LaRay Harvey as James Monroe, Ray Shell as Carl The Drummer, Dusan Dukic as Joe Glaser, Koumba Ball as Lucille, Kate MacLellan as Working Class Woman, Kwasi Songui as Working Class Man, Letitia Brookes as Velva, Warren 'Slim' Williams as Bobby Tucker, Orville Thompson as Auditioning Sax Player, Jeff Corbett as Congressman JP Thomas, Damian Joseph Quinn as Roy Cohn, Robert Alan Beuth as Congressman J. Rankin, Randy Davison as Senator J. McCarthy, Kevin Hanchard as Louis Armstrong, Jono Townsend as Guitar Player, Morgan Moore as Bass Player, Arlen John Bonnar as Priest, Furly Mac as Elevator Attendant, Andrew Zadel as Agent McDermott, Tristan D. Lalla as Mr. Jordon Green, Alex Bisping as Bailiff #1, Don Anderson as Judge Ganey, Amanda Strawn as Gloria, Charleine Charles as Shirley, Sylvia Stewart as Stink-Eye Inmate, Daphné Archer as Jail Dishwasher, Anita Lee as Fighting Woman, Tony Chao as Fighting Man, Linda Sauvé as Receptionist, Alain Goulem as Ed Fishman, Ramona Clyke as Miss Mona, Laurent Beaudin as Ed Fishman's Assistant, Alika Autran as Martha Anslinger, Kim Feeney as Lady In Audience, Diana Carmen Ratycz as Carnegie Fan, Richard Jutras as Uptown Restaurant Maître d', Jonathan Higgins as Defense Lawyer Erlich, Marc Essertaize as Bailiff #2, Nealla Gordon as Courthouse Reporter, Len Blavatnik as Club Owner, Christopher Ricardo Price as Drug Dealer, Taryn Brown as Billie (10 years old), Zuri Hawkins as Little Girl in Brothel, Elizabeth Eveillard as Prostitute 1923, Clauter Alexandre as Husband, Penande Estime as Hanging Woman, Elikya Tupula as Young Daughter, Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith as Older Daughter, Joe Cobden as George Jessel, Ronda Louis-Jeune as Jimmy's Girlfriend, Maxime Paradis as Producer, Sarah Levesque as Nurse, Donald Fullilove as Additional Voices (voice)
