Lady Sings the Blues
"Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born."
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Ratings & Reviews
7.0/10
5,141 votes
73/100
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6.9/10
74 votes
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Awards & Recognition
Critical acclaim and industry honors
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0
Wins
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5
Nominations
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Academy Awards
📋 5 nominations
Nominated
Best Actress
Best Costume Design
Best Production Design
Best Original Song Score
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Box Office Performance
Financial performance & earnings
Budget
$2.0M
Production Cost
Worldwide
$19.7M
Global Box Office
Domestic
$6,028,486
United States
Profit
+$17.7M
ROI: +886%
Budget Recovery986% of budget
$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $19.7M
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Lady Sings the Blues
literary workFilming Locations
Where this movie was filmed
Los Angeles
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Story Setting
Set In
New York City
Themes & Subjects
#billieholiday
Extended Crew & Production
Cinematography
John A. Alonzo
Film Editing
Argyle Nelson Jr.
Music / Score
Gil Askey
Costume Design
Bob MackieRay AghayanNorma Koch
Production Design
Carl Anderson
Production Companies
de Passe Entertainment
Distributors
Paramount Pictures
Technical Specifications
Color
color
Where to Watch Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues is not available on any streaming service at the moment.Age Ratings by Country
United StatesR
Production
Director
Sidney J. Furie
Writers
William Dufty, Terence McCloy, Billie Holiday, Suzanne de Passe, Chris Clark
Production Companies
Weston ProductionsJobete ProductionsMotown ProductionsParamount PicturesSidney J. Furie Productions
Cast
Tags & Keywords
new york citybrotheljazz singer or musicianmental breakdownbiographyaddictionrape victimtour busracismbased on memoir or autobiographyperiod dramadrug overdosemusic historylynchingdying young
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