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New “United States vs. Billie Holiday” Revisits the Legendary Singer

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Her voice was legendary, as were some of the battles she faced in her career. Lee Daniels’ new film, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” revisits the life of the iconic, openly bisexual singer.

Andra Day makes her feature film debut here, starring as Holiday in a role that has earned her a Golden Globe nomination. The movie charts Holiday’s career as the Federal Department of Narcotics targets her, led by federal agent Jimmy Fletcher (“Moonlight” star Trevante Rhodes) with whom Billie eventually had an affair.

Daniels knew the singer would be effective, but didn’t realize Day was going to be able to pull off all she does on the film. “It was a combination of her trusting me, her chemistry with Trevante and her passion for Billie

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