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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
65.90%
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March 31, 2021
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Music, Drama, History
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."
Featured Crew
Jeff Kirschenbaum
Producer
Suzan-Lori Parks
Screenplay
Joe Roth
Producer
Cast
![Andra Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//y0UZlV2tG3Gu1mmJm2Jhb9FWr4e.jpg)
Andra Day
Billie Holiday
![Trevante Rhodes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//w5mqvAJ4FQAO5iZbO5Q5vv0MJ5s.jpg)
Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
![Garrett Hedlund](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//v5gztlEVgGJEQVp1Mf7URJJBuop.jpg)
Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
![Leslie Jordan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//3wEqWsL5ku3Gsn1kZRbJbxGuu6W.jpg)
Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
![Miss Lawrence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//tbWkeWLjNYlKFpmlSb1nSSSDqf6.jpg)
Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy