Billie Holliday.The actress made her big screen debut in Lee Daniels’ biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, and has since spoken about why she was determined to not be sexualised in the film.“I didn’t want any element of sexualisation.
I had come out of something in my own life — dealing with porn addiction, sex addiction,” Day told InStyle in a new interview.“I’m being very, very candid with you because I’m not the only one.
But I knew I wanted all of that very much gone.”Day explained that she wanted to keep the focus on the music, despite Holliday’s notorious objectification in the music industry from the 1930s to the 1950s.“I feel now, after playing Billie, that I’m honouring her, and the strength that is femininity,” Day.
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