Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.

• Weston Productions
• Jobete Productions
• Diana Ross
• Billy Dee Williams
• Richard Pryor
• James T. Callahan
• Paul Hampton
• Sid Melton
• Virginia Capers
• Yvonne Fair