THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY

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By Lee DANIELS

SIERRA / AFFINITY - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2019

- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- Drama, Biography
- Countries
- CANADA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Director(s)
- Lee DANIELS
- Writer(s)
- Suzan-Lori PARKS
- Cast
- Andra DAY, Trevante RHODES, Garrett HEDLUND, Natasha LYONNE
- Producer(s)
- Jordan FUDGE, Lee DANIELS, Joe ROTH, Jeff KIRSCHENBAUM, Pamela Oas WILLIAMS, Tucker TOOLEY
- Synopsis
- The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, spent
  much of her career being adored by fans across the globe, all while the Federal
  Department of Narcotics targeted her with an undercover sting operation led by
  black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair.
  Inspired by her life story, THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
  intimately examines her struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.