The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Lee Daniels.

Cast

• 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

Crew

• Lee Daniels — Producer
• Joe Roth — Producer
• Lee Daniels — Director
• Suzan-Lori Parks — Screenplay
• Jeff Kirschenbaum — Producer
• Jordan Fudge — Producer
• Pamela Oas Williams — Producer
• Tucker Tooley — Producer
• Kris Bowers — Original Music Composer
• Andrew Dunn — Director of Photography

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