Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Starring

• Diana Ross
• Billy Dee Williams
• Richard Pryor
• Virginia Capers
• James T. Callahan
• Paul Hampton
• Sid Melton

Storyline
Pop star Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama. Beginning with Holiday's traumatic youth, the film depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams), 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.