"Holiday in ""Lady Sings The Blues"" was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe. Holiday would go on to win 23 posthumous Grammy awards. Billie Holiday received several Esquire Magazine awards during her lifetime. Her posthumous awards also include being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame. (1) = Available on Audio (2) = Available on DVD Sources Billie Holiday Eleanora Fagan (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), better known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz singer with"
"version rather than the Brice or Streisand versions. In 1972, Ross recorded ""My Man"" again for the soundtrack for the film ""Lady Sings the Blues,"" in which she portrayed Billie Holiday. The soundtrack album peaked at #1 on ""Billboard""'s Pop albums chart, reportedly selling over 300,000 copies during its first eight days of release. Ross' performance in the film received critical acclaim and Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress; she won the Golden Globe award for ""Most Promising Newcomer."" Ross' second version of the song was a revival of Holiday's jazz/blues reading. Ross gave one of her"
"based on the life of jazz singer Billie Holiday, went to no. 1 on the ""Billboard"" 200 albums chart, selling more than 300,000 copies within its first 8 days of release. By 1976, the ""Mahogany"" soundtrack included her third number-one hit, ""Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"". Her eponymous 1976 album included her fourth number-one hit, ""Love Hangover"". In 1979, Ross released the album ""The Boss"". Her 1980 semi-eponymous album ""Diana"" reached number 2 on the US ""Billboard"" albums chart, and spawned the number-one hit ""Upside Down"", and the Top 5 international hit ""I'm Coming Out""."
"personality—great quantities of personality."" Tom Milne of ""The Monthly Film Bulletin"" wrote that Ross did ""a remarkable pastiche job on the tone and timbre of Billie Holiday's voice, [but] misses the elegant, almost literary wit of her phrasing,"" and found the presentation of Holiday's life story ""offensively simplistic."" The film currently holds a 75% ""Fresh"" score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews. It was nominated for five Academy Awards. The nominations were for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Diana Ross), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Carl Anderson and Reg Allen), Best Costume Design (Norma Koch), Best Music, Original Song"
"Critics' Poll. Madeline Eastman Madeline Louise Eastman (born June 27, 1954) is an American jazz singer. At 18, while watching the movie ""Lady Sings the Blues"" Eastman became enchanted with Diana Ross's portrayal of vocalist Billie Holiday. Not yet realizing how serious and dedicated she would need to be, Eastman considered becoming a jazz singer. She has listened to Miles Davis, particularly his 1960s quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. Among vocalists, her prime inspiration is Carmen McRae, in addition to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.. She began performing publicly in 1974 at Shenanigan's in"
"Madeline Eastman Madeline Louise Eastman (born June 27, 1954) is an American jazz singer. At 18, while watching the movie ""Lady Sings the Blues"" Eastman became enchanted with Diana Ross's portrayal of vocalist Billie Holiday. Not yet realizing how serious and dedicated she would need to be, Eastman considered becoming a jazz singer. She has listened to Miles Davis, particularly his 1960s quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. Among vocalists, her prime inspiration is Carmen McRae, in addition to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.. She began performing publicly in 1974 at Shenanigan's in Palo Alto."
"at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Although most of the music created for ""New Orleans"" was truncated in the film's release version, a soundtrack issued in 1983 made the full versions of the songs available, with additional music cut from the final release. Songs include ""Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?"" New Orleans (1947 film) New Orleans is a 1947 American musical romance film featuring Billie Holiday as a singing maid and Louis Armstrong as a bandleader; supporting players Holiday and Armstrong perform together and portray a couple becoming romantically involved. During one song, Armstrong's"
"also had guest roles on episodes of ""Mannix"" and """". He produced two more films for Furie: ""Little Fauss and Big Halsy"" (1970) starring Robert Redford and ""Lady Sings the Blues"" (1972) starring Diana Ross as Billy Holiday. Dexter returned to acting with roles in ""Jory"" (1973), ""Shampoo"" (1975), ""Vigilante Force"" (1976), ""The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover"" (1977), ""House Calls"" (1978) and ""Winter Kills"" (1979), and guest parts on ""McCloud"", ""Kojak"", ""S.W.A.T."", ""Project U.F.O."", and ""The Incredible Hulk"". Dexter produced the TV series ""Skag"" (1980) starring Karl Malden. His last role was in ""Cognac"" (1988). He was married"
"Joan Goodfellow Joan Goodfellow is an American actress and singer who appeared on stage, screen, and television throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Best known for her lead role in ""Buster and Billie"" (1974) as well as her performance in ""Lolly-Madonna XXX"" (1973), she also appeared in the TV-movies ""Returning Home"" (1975) and ""Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill"" (1979). Her final film was Victor Nuñez's ""A Flash of Green"" in 1984. On stage, she was a member of the original cast of Neil Simon’s Broadway hit comedy ""Biloxi Blues"" (1985). Martha Joan Goodfellow was born February 2, 1950,"
"biopic ""Lady Sings the Blues"", in 1972, starring with Billy Dee Williams. With her release of the song as a single later on that year to promote the movie, Ross brought jazz back to the pop and R&B audiences, sending it to numbers 20 and 34 on the R&B and Pop charts respectively. A partial list includes: Good Morning Heartache ""Good Morning Heartache"" is a song written by Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, and Dan Fisher. It was recorded by jazz singer Billie Holiday on January 22, 1946. Bill Stegmeyer and his Orchestra (Decca Session #54) New York City, January 22,"
"and ""Mirror Mirror"". Shortly thereafter, Ross established her production company, named Anaid Productions (""Diana"" spelled backwards), and also began investing in real estate and touring extensively in the United States and abroad. Before the release of ""Why Do Fools Fall in Love"", Ross hosted her first TV special in four years, ""Diana"". Directed by Steve Binder, the concert portions of the special were filmed at Inglewood, California's 17,500-seat The Forum indoor stadium and featured performances by Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, "" Dallas"" actor Larry Hagman, music impresario Quincy Jones and members of The Joffrey Ballet. In early 1982, Ross sang"
"(1962), written by Dave Brubeck and featuring Louis Armstrong and Carmen McRae. Ross left the group in 1962 and, in 1964, opened her own nightclub in London. Annie's Room featured performances by Joe Williams, Nina Simone, Stuff Smith, Blossom Dearie, Anita O'Day, Jon Hendricks, Erroll Garner, and Ross herself. A compilation album of Ross's 1965 performances from Annie's Room was released on CD in 2006. Her adulthood film roles include Liza in the Hammer film ""Straight On till Morning"" (1972), Claire in ""Alfie Darling"" (1976), Diana Sharman in ""Funny Money"" (1983), Vera Webster in ""Superman III"" (1983), Mrs. Hazeltine in"
"Score and Adaptation (Gil Askey & Michel Legrand) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced. The film was also screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Motown released a hugely successful soundtrack double-album of Ross' recordings of Billie Holiday songs from the film, also titled ""Lady Sings the Blues"". The album went to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 200 Album Charts, for the week-ending dates of April 7 and 14,"
"the man-hungry Charlotte Haze in Stanley Kubrick's ""Lolita""; starring opposite Michael Caine in ""Alfie""; and as the fading, alcoholic former starlet Fay Estabrook in ""Harper"" (both 1966). In ""The Poseidon Adventure"" (1972), she was the ill-fated Belle Rosen (for which she received her final Oscar nomination), and also appeared in ""Next Stop, Greenwich Village"" (1976). She returned to the stage during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably in Tennessee Williams' ""Night of the Iguana"". She appeared in such cult films as 1968's ""Wild in the Streets"" and 1971's ""Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?"". She also starred in the 1970 Broadway musical"
"Dolly!"", and toured with it extensively throughout the United States. She performed songs from ""Hello, Dolly"" during a special television show in London in 1979. She also appeared in a number of films, including ""The First Traveling Sales Lady"" (1956; with Ginger Rogers and Clint Eastwood), the cult film ""Skidoo"", and ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"" (starring Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, John Gavin, and Beatrice Lillie). For ""Millie"" she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Channing said she was especially grateful to"
"chart, ""Trav'lin' Light"" with Paul Whiteman, which topped the chart, and ""Lover Man"", which reached number 5. ""Trav'lin' Light"" also reached 18 on ""Billboard""s year-end chart. When Holiday died, ""The New York Times"" published a short obituary on page 15 without a byline. She left an estate of $1,000 and her best recordings from the '30s were mostly out of print. Holiday's public stature grew in the following years. In 1961 she was voted to the Down Beat Hall Of Fame and soon after Columbia reissued nearly a hundred of her early records. In the '70s, Diana Ross' portrayal of"
"dress, which prompted veteran star Joan Crawford to describe her behavior as ""unbecoming an actress and a lady"" to the press. While ""Niagara"" made Monroe a sex symbol and established her ""look"", her second film of the year, the satirical musical comedy ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"", established her screen persona as a ""dumb blonde"". Based on Anita Loos' bestselling novel and its Broadway version, the film focuses on two ""gold-digging"" showgirls, Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw, played by Monroe and Jane Russell. The role of Lorelei was originally intended for Betty Grable, who had been 20th Century-Fox's most popular ""blonde bombshell"""
"Olga in an OperaDelaware production of Lehár's ""The Merry Widow"". Joan Goodfellow still resides in the Wilmington area, making occasional appearances on stage in local productions. Joan Goodfellow Joan Goodfellow is an American actress and singer who appeared on stage, screen, and television throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Best known for her lead role in ""Buster and Billie"" (1974) as well as her performance in ""Lolly-Madonna XXX"" (1973), she also appeared in the TV-movies ""Returning Home"" (1975) and ""Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill"" (1979). Her final film was Victor Nuñez's ""A Flash of Green"" in 1984. On"
"began on April 24, 2011. The show closed on 26 June 2011 after 28 previews and 73 performances. Produced by Frankie Grande and directed by Doug Hughes, the play starred Jim Belushi as Harry Brock, Nina Arianda as Billie Dawn and Robert Sean Leonard as Paul Verrall. The 2011 revival was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play and Best Costume Design of a Play (Catherine Zuber). The 1950 film adaptation, made by Columbia Pictures with direction by George Cukor starred Judy Holliday and William Holden. A 1993 remake"
"at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 14, 1970. In May 1970, Ross released her eponymous solo debut, which included her signature songs, ""Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"" and ""Ain't No Mountain High Enough"", the latter becoming Ross' first number-one solo single. Follow-up albums, ""Everything Is Everything"" and ""Surrender"" came out shortly afterwards. In 1971, the ballad ""I'm Still Waiting"" became her first number-one single in the UK. Later in 1971, Ross starred in her first solo television special, ""Diana!"", which included the Jackson 5. In 1972, the soundtrack to her film debut, ""Lady Sings the"
"in 1962 and ending in 1971. Continually typecast as a result of her ""Hillbillies"" role, Douglas decided to focus on her career as a gospel singer. During the 1966 summer hiatus of ""The Beverly Hillbillies"", Douglas made her only starring feature film appearance, cast as Frankie in Fred de Cordova's ""Frankie and Johnny"" (1966) alongside Elvis Presley. The film proved popular but it did little to advance Douglas' big-screen career. With the 1973 death of ""Hillbillies"" co-star Irene Ryan, and Max Baer Jr.'s refusal to participate, Douglas joined Nancy Kulp and Buddy Ebsen in 1981 as the only original cast"
"were especially recorded for the film. Diana Ross' ""Lovin' Livin' and Givin'"" was remixed after the release of the soundtrack and used as the opening track on her 1978 album ""Ross"". It was also released as a single in certain territories and has since been remixed and re-edited a number of times for inclusion on various hits packages issued by Motown/Universal Music. The final part of Donna Summer's ""Last Dance"" is later re-included as a separate track called 'Reprise' towards the end of the soundtrack album. An edited version of the whole track was the version issued on the 7"""
"in La Jolla, California. The director was impressed by her talent and recommended that she try for work in films. Ross made her 1953 film debut in ""Forever Female"", starring Ginger Rogers and William Holden. She found steady work in film, appearing in ""The Glenn Miller Story"" (1954), ""Sabrina"" (1954), ""Lust for Life"" (1956), ""Lizzie"" (1957), ""Teacher's Pet"" (1958), ""Some Came Running"" (1958), ""Operation Petticoat"" (1959), """" (1970), ""Honky"" (1971), and ""Grand Theft Auto"" (1977). Ross' career on television also began in 1953, when she played the Irish maid on the series ""Life With Father"" for two years. In 1954,"
"Streisand on her album ""My Name Is Barbra"" and in the film adaptation of ""Funny Girl"" (1968), a loosely based biography of Fanny Brice. Her rendition of ""My Man"", sung during the film's finale, drew additional critical praise to an already lauded performance that earned her the Oscar for Best Actress at the 41st Academy Awards. Diana Ross performed the song in her final concert appearance as a Supreme at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 14, 1970. Her performance was recorded and later released on the 1970 live album ""Farewell."" Ross adopted Holiday's jazz and blues"
"Bone (1972 film) Bone, also known as ""Beverly Hills Nightmare"", ""Dial Rat for Terror"" and ""Housewife"", is a 1972 American comedy film directed by Larry Cohen. Bernadette and Bill are a bickering couple from Beverly Hills. One day, a stranger wanders onto their property and they mistake him for an exterminator. The man, who calls himself Bone, takes the couple hostage, intending to rob them. Bone discovers that his captives are not as wealthy as they seem. Nevertheless, he forces Bill, a car dealer, to go to a bank to get some money, threatening to rape or kill Bernadette otherwise."
"in 1957, ""Difference of Opinion"", ""The Killing of Sister George"" (also on Broadway), ""Dear Octopus"" and ""The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B"". She appeared in the sitcoms ""You're Only Young Twice"", ""Going Straight"", ""Hi-De-Hi"", ""My Name is Harry Worth"" and ""A Fine Romance"", and her film career included roles in ""We Joined the Navy"" (1962), ""Tamahine"" (1963), ""The Chalk Garden"" (1964), ""I Start Counting"" (1970), ""All the Way Up"" (1970), ""Up Pompeii"" (1971), ""Our Miss Fred"" (1972), ""Dracula A.D. 1972"" (1972), ""The Slipper and the Rose"" (1976) and ""Screamtime"" (1983). She also appeared in the 1982 adaptation of Agatha Christie's"
"In director Spike Lee's 1992 bio-pic film ""Malcolm X"", Howard portrayed jazz singer Billie Holiday, performing Holiday's ""I Cover the Waterfront"". She had always been strongly influenced by Holiday's vocal technique and music. In the fall of 1992, Miki decided to pay tribute to Billie by recording covers of her favorite classic songs by Holiday. During recording, she also landed a role in John Singleton's 1993 film ""Poetic Justice"" starring pop singer Janet Jackson and hip-hop artist/actor Tupac Shakur. In December 1993, Miki's fifth studio album, """" was released under Giant Records, the album peaked at number 74 on the"
"Dana's life then goes downhill in a hurry and only a deadly tragedy among her new gangbanger friends gets her back on the right track. Survival of Dana Survival of Dana is a 1979 CBS made-for-TV film starring Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Talia Balsam (Martin Balsam's only child), Marion Ross and Judge Reinhold in his first film and Anderson in her first non-""Mary Ingalls"" role as a modern-day ""bad"" girl while on hiatus from ""Little House on the Prairie"" and one of Ross' other TV roles during ""Happy Days""' primetime run. It was directed by Jack Starrett, whose only"
"Eleventh Hour"", ""Route 66"", ""Mr. Novak"", ""Death Valley Days"", ""Hawaii Five-O"", ""The Brady Bunch"", ""The Fugitive"", and ""Night Court"". In the 1961–62 television season, she played Gertrude Berg's daughter on the CBS sitcom ""Mrs. G. Goes to College"" as well as starred as a mail order bride on ""Rawhide"". Ross had an uncredited and non-speaking role as one of the hapless passengers on board Trans Global Flight #2 in ""Airport"" (1970). That year, Ross played a computer scientist opposite Eric Braeden in the sci-fi thriller """". Ross' best known role is on the sitcom ""Happy Days"", which aired for 11"
"Rya Kihlstedt Rya Kihlstedt (born July 23, 1970) is an American actress. She is known for co-starring in the 1997 comedy film ""Home Alone 3"", and for her recurring roles as Dr. Michelle Ross in the Showtime crime drama ""Dexter"" and Marilyn Rhodes in the ABC musical drama ""Nashville"". Kihlstedt was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and is a 1991 graduate of Skidmore College in Theatre Arts. She is of Swedish descent. In 1995, Kihlstedt played Lizzie Elmsworth in the BBC adaptation of Edith Wharton's last novel, ""The Buccaneers"". However, she is best known for her role as Alice Ribbons, one"
"singles for Motown in the early 1970s (on the company's California-based MoWest subsidiary) and has had several others scheduled for release but never actually released. She is also credited with singing the theme for the 1970s TV series ""Good Times"", along with Jim Gilstrap. Her version of ""God Bless The Child"" appears on the album ""Rock Gospel: The Key To The Kingdom"" and her recording of ""'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do"" is on the soundtrack of ""Lady Sings The Blues"", the Billie Holiday bio-pic starring Diana Ross. Unfortunately, most of her solo work, save for a few singles, remains"
"""The Group"" (1966), ""The Boston Strangler"" (1968), ""Change of Habit"" (1969), ""Tora! Tora! Tora!"" (1970), ""Wild Rovers"" (1971), ""Shoot the Moon"" (1982), ""Baby It's You"" (1983), and ""Amityville 3-D"" (1983). Dana guest-starred in three episodes of the television series ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"". In 1961, Dana appeared in an episode (""The Scott Machine"") of the television series ""The Asphalt Jungle"", and later appeared in the 1977 miniseries ""Seventh Avenue"". In 1978-1979, Dana played the role of alcoholic clothing designer Sylvie Kosloff, the biological mother of villainess Iris Cory (Beverlee McKinsey) on the NBC daytime soap opera ""Another World"". Dana won the"
"Mahogany (film) Mahogany is a 1975 American romantic drama film directed by Berry Gordy and produced by Motown Productions. The Motown founder Gordy took over the film direction after British filmmaker Tony Richardson was dismissed from the film. ""Mahogany"" stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a struggling fashion design student who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome. Fresh from the success of ""Lady Sings the Blues"", this film served as Ross' follow-up feature film. It was released on October 8, 1975. Tracy Chambers is a sassy industrious young woman living on the southside of Chicago who dreams"