The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Her voice would not be silenced.

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."

CastCrewDetailsGenres

Andra DayBillie Holiday

Trevante RhodesJimmy Fletcher

Garrett HedlundHarry Anslinger

Leslie JordanReginald Lord Devine

Miss LawrenceMiss Freddy

Adriane LenoxMrs. Fletcher

Natasha LyonneTallulah Bankhead

Rob MorganLouis McKay

Da'Vine Joy RandolphRoslyn

Evan RossAgent Williams

Tyler James WilliamsLester 'Prez' Young

Tone BellJohn Levy

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