"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.""
Andra Day
as Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
as Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
as Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
as Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
as Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
as Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
as Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
as Louis McKay
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
as Roslyn
Evan Ross
as Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
as Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
as John Levy
Blake DeLong
as Agent Carter
Dana Gourrier
as Sadie
Melvin Gregg
as Joe Guy
Erik LaRay Harvey
as James Monroe
Ray Shell
as Carl The Drummer
Dusan Dukic
as Joe Glaser
Koumba Ball
as Lucille
Kate MacLellan
as Working Class Woman
Kwasi Songui
as Working Class Man
Letitia Brookes
as Velva
Warren 'Slim' Williams
as Bobby Tucker
Orville Thompson
as Auditioning Sax Player
Jeff Corbett
as Congressman JP Thomas
Damian Joseph Quinn
as Roy Cohn
Robert Alan Beuth
as Congressman J. Rankin
Randy Davison
as Senator J. McCarthy
Kevin Hanchard
as Louis Armstrong
Jono Townsend
as Guitar Player
Morgan Moore
as Bass Player
Arlen John Bonnar
as Priest
Furly Mac
as Elevator Attendant
Andrew Zadel
as Agent McDermott
Tristan D. Lalla
as Mr. Jordon Green
Alex Bisping
as Bailiff #1
Don Anderson
as Judge Ganey
Amanda Strawn
as Gloria
Charleine Charles
as Shirley
Sylvia Stewart
as Stink-Eye Inmate
Daphné Archer
as Jail Dishwasher
Anita Lee
as Fighting Woman
Tony Chao
as Fighting Man
Linda Sauvé
as Receptionist
Alain Goulem
as Ed Fishman
Ramona Clyke
as Miss Mona
Laurent Beaudin
as Ed Fishman's Assistant
Alika Autran
as Martha Anslinger
Kim Feeney
as Lady In Audience
Diana Carmen Ratycz
as Carnegie Fan
Richard Jutras
as Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Jonathan Higgins
as Defense Lawyer Erlich
Marc Essertaize
as Bailiff #2
Nealla Gordon
as Courthouse Reporter
Len Blavatnik
as Club Owner
Christopher Ricardo Price
as Drug Dealer
Taryn Brown
as Billie (10 years old)
Zuri Hawkins
as Little Girl in Brothel
Elizabeth Eveillard
as Prostitute 1923
Clauter Alexandre
as Husband
Penande Estime
as Hanging Woman
Elikya Tupula
as Young Daughter
Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith
as Older Daughter
Joe Cobden
as George Jessel
Ronda Louis-Jeune
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Maxime Paradis
as Producer
Sarah Levesque
as Nurse
Donald Fullilove
as Additional Voices (voice)
Charles-Antoine Solis
Musician
Nutan Khanna
Clearances Coordinator
Jean-Francois Tousignant
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Dennis Stratton
Executive Producer
Patty Long
Chelsea Jackson
Stunts
Otis Hopson
Carl Beaudoin
Maxime Despax
Christian Caperaa
Camera Loader
Paolo Nieddu
Costume Designer
Unit Production Manager
Rodney Alexandre
Stunt Coordinator
Laszlo Koos
Amanda Ghost
Executive Music Producer
Nicolas Cousineau
Jacques Proulx
Johann Hari
Hélène Ross
Jean Laplante
Lee Daniels
Producer
Thomas Westfall
Associate Producer
Kieran Poile
H.H. Cooper
Co-Producer
Ken Joseph
Jason Conyers
Daniel Plamondon
François D'Anjou Pomerleau
Schadrac Émilica
Sébastien Grenier
Salaam Remi
Tyler Hall
Patrice Luneau
Simone Sheffield
Co-Executive Producer
Jake Meyers
Nicola Di Lauro
Claude Gelineau
Jean-Marc Martel
Peter Purich
Olivier Allard
Nathan Mignien
Hubert Brizard
Salome Dufaux-Mathieu
Camera Trainee
Thomas Sedillot
Sound Assistant
Eames Gagnon
Chief Lighting Technician
George Parra
Fanny Hudon
Second Assistant Director
Jeremy Green
Book
Jahil Fisher
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor
Kevin Scott
Casting
Michael Scherer
Mario Allard
Giovany Arteaga
Drey Demo
Vincent Aird
Art Direction
Anne-Marie Giroux
Graphic Designer
Constant Lavallée
Lighting Technician
Félix Larivière-Charron
Supervising Art Director
Simon Théberge
Set Designer
Eric Aubin
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Soupharak Keoborakoth
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Yoann Malnati
Steadicam Operator
Elizabeth Tremblay
Script Supervisor
Francis Péloquin
Boom Operator
Guy Pigeon
Sylvaine Dufaux
"C" Camera Operator
Daniel Goyens
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Frederic Nivoix
Charles Castonguay
Video Assist Operator
Cecile Braemer
Art Department Coordinator
Nicolas Marion
First Assistant "B" Camera
Isabelle Lauzon
Michel Bernier
First Assistant "C" Camera
Monica Caballero Moreno
Jean-Francois Landry
Libra Head Technician
Isabelle Côté
"B" Camera Operator
Jeremy Sandfelder
Luc-Eric Duhamel
Assistant Art Director
Andrew Dunn
"A" Camera Operator
Dany Racine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Claude La Haye
Sound Recordist
Jean-François Dubé
Rigging Grip
Patricia Ferris
Production Secretary
Rémi Giroux
Dolly Grip
Marc Hénaut
Claude Gervais
Grip
Michael Robidoux
Emile Gonin Robidoux
Éric Morin
Generator Operator
Christine Chu
Lighting Coordinator
Daniel Dinel
Key Grip
Simon Hébert
Ben Poppleton
Actor's Assistant
Brigitte St-Onge
Unit Manager
Alexandre Dumas
Danny Williams
Producer's Assistant
Christopher Cadorette
Steve Montplaisir
Dominic Prevost
Joost Clerinx
Martin Landry
Eric Belanger
Stephane St-Pierre
Frederic Bilodeau
Stephane Desharnais
Assistant Unit Manager
Valérie Caron
Back-up Set Production Assistant
Martin Roy
Truck Production Assistant
Flora Eleftheriou
First Assistant Accountant
Johanzen Aldana Espinosa
Guillaume Vidal
Adam Robidoux
Ben Clune
Frederic Moreau
Melanie St-Pierre
Daniel Robidoux
Key Rigging Grip
Carmelo Staguitta
Kathy Ann Thomas
Production Coordinator
Benoit Thériault
Cedric Arcand
Andre Thomas
Alexandra Elkin
Alain Apollon
Jonathan Barbeau
Jean-Phillipe Gauthier
Christian Chabot
Odette Lavigne
Travel Coordinator
Martin Boiteau
Gabriel Boudrau
Eva Quintero
Assistant Production Coordinator
Adrienne Williams
Thom Jones
Dialect Coach
Adam Davis
Ian Malcolm
Michèle Laroche
Leadman
Colin Lavigne
Set Dresser
Eduardo Santibanez
Alexis St-Denis
Stacey Godding
Special Effects Technician
Chanelle Ouellette
Assistant Makeup Artist
Gladys Simard
Assistant Hairdresser
Sarah Tremblay
Frederic Calve
Shanna Roberts Salée
Third Assistant Director
Randi Wells
Local Casting
Julyan Chamorro
Guillaume Murray
Special Effects Supervisor
Nedra Gribaa
Assistant Costume Designer
Julie Breton
Extras Casting
Sarah-Rose Buchanan
On Set Props
Frédérick Marcil
Philippe Lacrois
Stéphanie-Alexandra Joseph
Receptionist
Myriam Santos
Christian Rollin
Back-up Truck Production Assistant
Vidar Neuhof
On Set Key Props
Yves Allard
Assistant Decorator
Alain Clouâtre
Pat Welch
Costume Supervisor
Katrina Marie Lukaitis
Costume Coordinator
Andrew Law
Props
Jacques Rajotte
Decorator
Ariane Leroux-Ringuette
Stephan McKenzie
On Set Dresser
Benoît Mathieu
Location Manager
Lynne Dauphinee
Location Scout
Harris Ellison
Tom Di Blasio
Production Accountant
Eulalie Gagne
Pascale Deschênes
Marzia Pellissier
François Choinière
Payroll Accountant
Melissa Nepton
Extras Casting Assistant
Olivier Proulx
Assistant Property Master
Vincent Brabant
Josée Arsenault
Léonie Lavoie
Julie Baumann
Joakim Rivest-Girard
Jason Sheppard
Jimmy Brassard
Rocco Stallone
Jean-Philippe Silvestro
Head Carpenter
Claude Saingelain
Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
Gigi Duval
Key Dresser
Mario Saint-Louis
Kelsey Schuyler
Post Production Accountant
Catherine Lavoie
Makeup Artist
Kathy Tse
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Caroline Aquin
Special Effects Makeup Artist
André Duval
Josée Juteau
Animal Wrangler
Reno Hebert
Greensman
Luc Champagne
Catering Head Chef
Juan Pablo
Assistant Chef
Francoise Lortie
Mirsad Osmanbasic
Set Medic
Richard Cardin
Jerry Asiedu Pipim
Rémi Beaudoin
Yan Philie
John-Sébastien Côté
Armorer
Susana Vera
Tailor
Sigesmund Moser
Sophie Lebeau
Martin Lapointe
Pascale Royer
Nathalie Dion
Lynda Goode
Seamstress
Sandra Ruel
Janie Otis
Marc-André Proulx
Camiel McLean
Nathalie Garon
Marie-Eve Menard
Philippe Gilbert
Transportation Captain
Cristina Carvalho
Wardrobe Specialized Technician
Laurie-Anne St-Pierre Savard
T.A. Henderson
Hairdresser
Marc-Antoine Paquet
Sculptor
Jocelyne Hamel
Sylvie Théberge
Viriya Say
Maude Beaunoyer
Péo Chénard
Transportation Coordinator
Genevieve Bonneau
Sherry Hu
Charles Gregory Ross
Hair Department Head
Manon Joly
Myriam Tallard
Éric Brais
Picture Car Coordinator
Hughes Winborne
Additional Editing
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor
Scott Michael Smith
Score Engineer
Tim Stipan
Colorist
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Producer
Ian Cymore
Dialogue Editor
Philippe Langlois
Matte Painter
Sébastien Lauzon
Christophe Desjardins
Olya Zarapina
Joseph Petrucelli
Music Consultant
Daniel Tantalean
Post Production Assistant
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Jeremy Martin
Jonathan Meunier
Set Production Assistant
Josh Berger
Henri Wilkinson
Orchestrator
Loic Laurelut
Compositing Supervisor
Rhiannon Colley
Craft Service
Joe Leonard
Mélissa Massé
Visual Effects Coordinator
Bob Kretschmer
Wigmaker
Puelo Deir
Unit Publicist
Moises Cruz
Digital Intermediate Producer
Nick Nassif
Color Assistant
Michelle Fowler
Additional Post-Production Supervisor
Ejon Williamson
Glenfield Payne
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Effects Editor
Max Wrightson
Music Coordinator
Rebecca Erbe
Kyle Falcon
First Assistant Editor
Daniel Triller
Visual Effects Editor
Dennis Dembeck
Assistant Sound Editor
Edward Trybek
Natalie Turgeon
Mallory Trice
Post Production Coordinator
Dave Paterson
Jen Monnar
Supervising Music Editor
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor
Lars Halvorsen
Foley Editor
Joel Scheuneman
Sound Engineer
Kris Bowers
Sébastien Paré
Chef
Kenton Jakub
Steve Jordan
Alexis Wiscomb
Post Production Supervisor
Samantha Hernandez
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Georgia Simon
ADR Voice Casting
Jonathan Beard
Fabrizio Mancinelli
Conductor
Eric Clement
CG Supervisor
Simon Beaupré
VFX Artist
Ami Diakité
Assistant Director Trainee
Andrea Kenyon
Simone Leclerc
Property Master
Julien Bocciarelli
Andre Fortin
Vincent Morin
Martin Leblanc
Etienne Trepanier
Laini Thompson
Makeup Department Head
Lizane La Salle
Ann Brochu
Construction Manager
Liliane Saad
Wig Designer
Dan Schrecker
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sylvia Menno
Alain Lachance
Stephen Kaye
Scoring Mixer
Ryan Faulconbridge
Thierry Lacombe
Geneviève Boivin
Elissa Arsenault Soupras
Marc Godding
Deborah Adams
Priscillia Collin
Vague Vartanian
Takashi Seida
Still Photographer
Thamara Antoine
Rejean Brochu
Construction Coordinator
Pablo Figueroa
Michel Robert
Base Camp Operator
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist
Kari Vähäkuopus
Foley Mixer
Pierre-David Myles
Camille Dao
Jessica Francoeur-Ducharme
Olivier Péloquin
Pipeline Technical Director
Valérie Dugas
Maxime Lapointe
Didier Bertrand
Kristyn Hume
Title Designer
Charles Richer
In Memory Of
Sébastien Chartier
Jonathan Lancelot
Raphael Valle
Bryan Hsu
Andris Pakalns
Marc A. Rousseau
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Simon Paquin
Eboni Nichols
Choreographer
Pietu Korhonen
Trevor Jones
Joe Roth
Director
Suzan-Lori Parks
Screenplay
Jeff Kirschenbaum
First Assistant Director
Jay Rabinowitz
Editor
Jordan Fudge
Ashley Ingram
Léa-Valérie Létourneau
Pamela Oas Williams
Wellington Love
Carolyne de Bellefeuille
Marie Cisco
Cassian Elwes
Tucker Tooley
Billy Hopkins
Jeremy Allen
Mark Bomback
Hilary Shor
Leah Daniels-Butler
Daniel T. Dorrance
Production Design
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography