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  1. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › unitedThe United States vs. Billie Holiday: True Story vs. the Movie

    Feb 22, 2021 · Not likely. In The United States vs. Billie Holiday movie, she has an affair with Jimmy Fletcher (Trevante Rhodes), the undercover agent who arrests her. While the affair adds a significant amount of drama to the movie, there's little evidence that anything close happened in real life.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_United_States_vsThe United States vs. Billie Holiday - Wikipedia

    After Billie is released from prison, she does a Carnegie Hall show, where she regretfully declines an audience member's request to sing "Strange Fruit". She is then introduced to promoter John Levy, who says he can pay off certain people to ensure she can keep performing.

  3. 3quarksdaily.com › 3quarksdaily › 2024The story behind Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ - 3 Quarks ...

    Feb 24, 2024 · The mesmerizing performance from Academy Award-nominated actress and singer Andra Day in “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” has revived interest in the hauntingly beautiful and controversial song “Strange Fruit,” which Holiday first popularized in the late 1930s.

  4. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersThe story behind Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’ - PBS

    Apr 12, 2021 · April 12, 2021 | Liz Fields. The mesmerizing performance from Academy Award-nominated actress and singer Andra Day in “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” has revived interest in the...

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  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt8521718The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) - IMDb

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday: Directed by Lee Daniels. With Andra Day, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Natasha Lyonne. Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.

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    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Lee Daniels

  6. www.hulu.com › guides › billie-holiday-movieInsider’s Guide to the New Billie Holiday Movie | What to ...

    Feb 26, 2021 · Get an exclusive look into Lee Daniel’s Billie Holiday movie, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, starring Andra Day. Available only on Hulu!

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  8. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › musicWhat really happened when federal officers persecuted Billie ...

    Feb 27, 2021 · Billie Holiday singing “Strange Fruit.” Although some details of the relationships have been fictionalized for the film, the actions, indictments, convictions and conspiracies are well...